#2B4494#2B4494
#2B4494 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.135 H 267.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B4494 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 68, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 55%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 71%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 54.1%, 0%, 42%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.31, 18.84, -46.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.31, 50.57, 291.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.48% -0.0066 -0.1349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.48% 0.135 267.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4068, 6.7851, 28.8778) |
| Luminance | 0.0679 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.08
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.99
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 5.15
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.29
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 5.52
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B4494 #947B2B
analogous
#2B7994 #2B4494 #462B94
triadic
#2B4494 #942B44 #44942B
tetradic
#2B4494 #942B79 #947B2B #2B9446
square
#2B4494 #942B79 #947B2B #2B9446
split-complementary
#2B4494 #94462B #79942B
monochromatic
#0F1835 #1D2E65 #2B4494 #395AC3 #6780D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.91
#2B4494 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.36
#2B4494 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B4494
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B4494 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B4494 | 1.00 | 8.91 | 2.36 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0D4F97
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004592
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005765
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b4494; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 68, 148); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.135 267.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7277b4',
500: '#2b4494',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b4494; $custom-light: #7277b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b4494",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 68,
"b": 148
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.714,
"s": 54.974,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41477,
"c": 0.13508,
"h": 267.2
},
"luminance": 0.06786
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B4494
secondary
#B9A462
accent
#BB49DE
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEDF6
border
#C8C8D0
text
#090811
muted
#7B7B80