#2B488D#2B488D

#2B488D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.120 H 264.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B488D
RGB	rgb(43, 72, 141)
HSL	hsl(222, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(222, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 48.9%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.97, 13.46, -41.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.97, 43.71, 287.93°)
OKLab	oklab(41.82% -0.0112 -0.1191)
OKLCH	oklch(41.82% 0.12 264.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.1197, 7.0706, 26.1310)
Luminance	0.0707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B488D #8D702B

analogous

#2B798D #2B488D #3F2B8D

triadic

#2B488D #8D2B48 #488D2B

tetradic

#2B488D #8D2B79 #8D702B #2B8D3F

square

#2B488D #8D2B79 #8D702B #2B8D3F

split-complementary

#2B488D #8D3F2B #798D2B

monochromatic

#0E182F #1D305E #2B488D #3960BC #6383CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.70

#2B488D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#2B488D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B488D

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B488D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B488D	1.00	8.70	2.41	8.70
#FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#245090

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D478C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005863

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b488d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 72, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.120 264.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707aaf',
    500: '#2b488d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b488d;
$custom-light: #707aaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b488d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.245,
    "s": 53.261,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41817,
    "c": 0.11968,
    "h": 264.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B488D

secondary

#B69C5E

accent

#B24BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B488D

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

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