#2B4698#2B4698

#2B4698 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.138 H 266.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4698
RGB	rgb(43, 70, 152)
HSL	hsl(225, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(225, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.7%, 53.9%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.17, 19.02, -47.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.17, 51.61, 291.62°)
OKLab	oklab(42.22% -0.008 -0.138)
OKLCH	oklch(42.22% 0.138 266.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.8519, 7.1600, 30.6152)
Luminance	0.0716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4698 #987D2B

analogous

#2B7C98 #2B4698 #472B98

triadic

#2B4698 #982B46 #46982B

tetradic

#2B4698 #982B7C #987D2B #2B9847

square

#2B4698 #982B7C #987D2B #2B9847

split-complementary

#2B4698 #98472B #7C982B

monochromatic

#101A39 #1E3068 #2B4698 #395CC7 #6984D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.63

#2B4698 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#2B4698 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4698

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4698	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4698	1.00	8.63	2.43	8.63
#FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C519B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004796

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4698;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 70, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.138 266.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7379b7',
    500: '#2b4698',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4698;
$custom-light: #7379b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4698",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.138,
    "s": 55.897,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42218,
    "c": 0.13822,
    "h": 266.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4698

secondary

#BBA564

accent

#BA49DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4698

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

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