#2B449C#2B449C

#2B449C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.146 H 267.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B449C
RGB	rgb(43, 68, 156)
HSL	hsl(227, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(227, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 56.4%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.91, 21.89, -50.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.91, 55.33, 293.31°)
OKLab	oklab(42.12% -0.006 -0.1464)
OKLCH	oklch(42.12% 0.146 267.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.0621, 7.0472, 32.3287)
Luminance	0.0705 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B449C #9C832B

analogous

#2B7D9C #2B449C #4B2B9C

triadic

#2B449C #9C2B44 #449C2B

tetradic

#2B449C #9C2B7D #9C832B #2B9C4B

square

#2B449C #9C2B7D #9C832B #2B9C4B

split-complementary

#2B449C #9C4B2B #7D9C2B

monochromatic

#111A3C #1E2F6C #2B449C #3B5BC9 #6B83D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#2B449C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#2B449C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B449C

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B449C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B449C	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00509F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00469A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005969

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b449c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 68, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.146 267.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7477ba',
    500: '#2b449c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b449c;
$custom-light: #7477ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b449c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.726,
    "s": 56.784,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42121,
    "c": 0.14649,
    "h": 267.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B449C

secondary

#BDAA66

accent

#BE48E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#090812

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B449C

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

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