#2B4496#2B4496

#2B4496 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.138 H 267.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4496
RGB	rgb(43, 68, 150)
HSL	hsl(226, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(226, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 54.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.46, 19.61, -47.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.46, 51.76, 292.26°)
OKLab	oklab(41.64% -0.0064 -0.1378)
OKLCH	oklch(41.64% 0.138 267.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.5665, 6.8490, 29.7188)
Luminance	0.0685 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4496 #967D2B

analogous

#2B7996 #2B4496 #472B96

triadic

#2B4496 #962B44 #44962B

tetradic

#2B4496 #962B79 #967D2B #2B9647

square

#2B4496 #962B79 #967D2B #2B9647

split-complementary

#2B4496 #96472B #79962B

monochromatic

#101937 #1D2E66 #2B4496 #395AC6 #6881D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.86

#2B4496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#2B4496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4496

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4496	1.00	8.86	2.37	8.86
#FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#074F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004594

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005866

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 68, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.138 267.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7277b5',
    500: '#2b4496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4496;
$custom-light: #7277b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.981,
    "s": 55.44,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41636,
    "c": 0.13796,
    "h": 267.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4496

secondary

#BAA663

accent

#BC49DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4496

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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