#2B4897#2B4897

#2B4897 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.134 H 265.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4897
RGB	rgb(43, 72, 151)
HSL	hsl(224, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(224, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 52.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.66, 17.28, -46.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.66, 49.68, 290.36°)
OKLab	oklab(42.57% -0.0099 -0.1338)
OKLCH	oklch(42.57% 0.134 265.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.8976, 7.3818, 30.2281)
Luminance	0.0738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4897 #977A2B

analogous

#2B7E97 #2B4897 #442B97

triadic

#2B4897 #972B48 #48972B

tetradic

#2B4897 #972B7E #977A2B #2B9744

square

#2B4897 #972B7E #977A2B #2B9744

split-complementary

#2B4897 #97442B #7E972B

monochromatic

#101B38 #1D3167 #2B4897 #395FC7 #6885D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#2B4897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#2B4897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4897

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4897	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#17529A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 72, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.134 265.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727ab6',
    500: '#2b4897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4897;
$custom-light: #727ab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.889,
    "s": 55.67,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42568,
    "c": 0.13419,
    "h": 265.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4897

secondary

#BBA363

accent

#B749DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4897

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

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