#2B458B#2B458B
#2B458B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.121 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B458B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 69, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 50.4%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.96, 14.72, -41.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.96, 44.49, 289.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41% -0.0085 -0.1204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41% 0.121 265.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.7830, 6.6332, 25.2913) |
| Luminance | 0.0663 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.41
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.31
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.82
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 5.04
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.64
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B458B #8B712B
analogous
#2B758B #2B458B #412B8B
triadic
#2B458B #8B2B45 #458B2B
tetradic
#2B458B #8B2B75 #8B712B #2B8B41
square
#2B458B #8B2B75 #8B712B #2B8B41
split-complementary
#2B458B #8B412B #758B2B
monochromatic
#0E172E #1D2E5C #2B458B #395CBA #627FCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.03
#2B458B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.33
#2B458B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B458B
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B458B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B458B | 1.00 | 9.03 | 2.33 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1F4D8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#04458A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005561
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b458b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 69, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.121 265.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7078ad',
500: '#2b458b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b458b; $custom-light: #7078ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b458b",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 69,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.75,
"s": 52.747,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41002,
"c": 0.12066,
"h": 265.9
},
"luminance": 0.06634
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B458B
secondary
#B59D5D
accent
#B54CDC
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEDF4
border
#C8C8CE
text
#080810
muted
#7B7B7F