#2B4889#2B4889

#2B4889 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.114 H 264.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4889
RGB	rgb(43, 72, 137)
HSL	hsl(221, 52%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(221, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.6%, 47.4%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.70, 11.93, -39.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.70, 41.31, 286.78°)
OKLab	oklab(41.53% -0.0119 -0.1132)
OKLCH	oklch(41.53% 0.114 264)
XYZ	xyz(7.8274, 6.9537, 24.5918)
Luminance	0.0695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4889 #896C2B

analogous

#2B7789 #2B4889 #3D2B89

triadic

#2B4889 #892B48 #48892B

tetradic

#2B4889 #892B77 #896C2B #2B893D

square

#2B4889 #892B77 #896C2B #2B893D

split-complementary

#2B4889 #893D2B #77892B

monochromatic

#0E172C #1C305A #2B4889 #3A60B8 #6182CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.78

#2B4889 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#2B4889 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4889

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4889	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4889	1.00	8.78	2.39	8.78
#FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#274F8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#154788

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005762

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4889;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 72, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.114 264.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7aac',
    500: '#2b4889',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4889;
$custom-light: #6f7aac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4889",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.489,
    "s": 52.222,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41528,
    "c": 0.11379,
    "h": 264
  },
  "luminance": 0.06954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4889

secondary

#B3995C

accent

#AF4CDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4889

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

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