#2B458E#2B458E
#2B458E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.125 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B458E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 69, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 70%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 51.4%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.17, 15.87, -43.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.17, 46.30, 290.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.23% -0.0082 -0.1248) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.23% 0.125 266.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0052, 6.7220, 26.4615) |
| Luminance | 0.0672 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.46
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.48
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.52
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 5.32
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.73
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B458E #8E742B
analogous
#2B778E #2B458E #422B8E
triadic
#2B458E #8E2B45 #458E2B
tetradic
#2B458E #8E2B77 #8E742B #2B8E42
square
#2B458E #8E2B77 #8E742B #2B8E42
split-complementary
#2B458E #8E422B #778E2B
monochromatic
#0F1730 #1D2E5F #2B458E #395CBD #6380D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.96
#2B458E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#2B458E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B458E
8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B458E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B458E | 1.00 | 8.96 | 2.34 | 8.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1B4E91
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00458D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005663
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b458e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 69, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.125 266.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7178b0',
500: '#2b458e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b458e; $custom-light: #7178b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b458e",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 69,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.242,
"s": 53.514,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41228,
"c": 0.12507,
"h": 266.3
},
"luminance": 0.06723
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B458E
secondary
#B69F5F
accent
#B74BDD
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEDF5
border
#C8C8CF
text
#080810
muted
#7B7B7F