#2B457C#2B457C
#2B457C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.098 H 263.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B457C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 69, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 49%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 65%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 44.4%, 0%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.97, 9.02, -34.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.97, 35.42, 284.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.93% -0.0111 -0.0976) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.93% 0.098 263.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.7612, 6.2245, 19.9100) |
| Luminance | 0.0622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.27
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 3.90
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.05
Prussian Blue
#004577
ΔE00 5.47
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.62
Marine Blue
#01386A
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B457C #7C622B
analogous
#2B6D7C #2B457C #3A2B7C
triadic
#2B457C #7C2B45 #457C2B
tetradic
#2B457C #7C2B6D #7C622B #2B7C3A
square
#2B457C #7C2B6D #7C622B #2B7C3A
split-complementary
#2B457C #7C3A2B #6D7C2B
monochromatic
#0B1221 #1B2C4F #2B457C #3B5EA9 #5B7EC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.35
#2B457C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.25
#2B457C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B457C
9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B457C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B457C | 1.00 | 9.35 | 2.25 | 9.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2C4B7E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#20437B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00515A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b457c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 69, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.098 263.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d78a2',
500: '#2b457c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b457c; $custom-light: #6d78a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b457c",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 69,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.741,
"s": 48.503,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3993,
"c": 0.09828,
"h": 263.5
},
"luminance": 0.06225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B457C
secondary
#AC9157
accent
#AC50D8
background
#F6F7FA
surface
#ECEDF3
border
#C7C8CD
text
#07080F
muted
#7A7B7F