#2B4798#2B4798

#2B4798 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.137 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4798
RGB	rgb(43, 71, 152)
HSL	hsl(225, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(225, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.7%, 53.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.45, 18.34, -47.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.45, 50.94, 291.11°)
OKLab	oklab(42.43% -0.0089 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(42.43% 0.137 266.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.9150, 7.2862, 30.6362)
Luminance	0.0729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4798 #987C2B

analogous

#2B7D98 #2B4798 #452B98

triadic

#2B4798 #982B47 #47982B

tetradic

#2B4798 #982B7D #987C2B #2B9845

square

#2B4798 #982B7D #987C2B #2B9845

split-complementary

#2B4798 #98452B #7D982B

monochromatic

#101A39 #1E3168 #2B4798 #395EC7 #6985D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.55

#2B4798 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#2B4798 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4798

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4798	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4798	1.00	8.55	2.46	8.55
#FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#11529B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4798;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 71, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.137 266.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7379b7',
    500: '#2b4798',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4798;
$custom-light: #7379b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4798",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.587,
    "s": 55.897,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42431,
    "c": 0.13692,
    "h": 266.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4798

secondary

#BBA564

accent

#B949DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4798

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

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