#2B488A#2B488A

#2B488A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.115 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B488A
RGB	rgb(43, 72, 138)
HSL	hsl(222, 52%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(222, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 47.8%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.77, 12.31, -40.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.77, 41.91, 287.08°)
OKLab	oklab(41.6% -0.0117 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(41.6% 0.115 264.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.8995, 6.9825, 24.9713)
Luminance	0.0698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B488A #8A6D2B

analogous

#2B778A #2B488A #3D2B8A

triadic

#2B488A #8A2B48 #488A2B

tetradic

#2B488A #8A2B77 #8A6D2B #2B8A3D

square

#2B488A #8A2B77 #8A6D2B #2B8A3D

split-complementary

#2B488A #8A3D2B #778A2B

monochromatic

#0E172D #1C305B #2B488A #3A60B9 #6183CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#2B488A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#2B488A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B488A

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B488A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B488A	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#264F8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#134789

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005762

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b488a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 72, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.115 264.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707aad',
    500: '#2b488a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b488a;
$custom-light: #707aad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b488a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.684,
    "s": 52.486,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.416,
    "c": 0.11526,
    "h": 264.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B488A

secondary

#B4995D

accent

#B04CDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B488A

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

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