#2B4899#2B4899

#2B4899 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.137 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4899
RGB	rgb(43, 72, 153)
HSL	hsl(224, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(224, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 52.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.80, 18.05, -47.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.80, 50.87, 290.79°)
OKLab	oklab(42.72% -0.0097 -0.1367)
OKLCH	oklch(42.72% 0.137 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.0614, 7.4473, 31.0907)
Luminance	0.0745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4899 #997C2B

analogous

#2B7F99 #2B4899 #452B99

triadic

#2B4899 #992B48 #48992B

tetradic

#2B4899 #992B7F #997C2B #2B9945

square

#2B4899 #992B7F #997C2B #2B9945

split-complementary

#2B4899 #99452B #7F992B

monochromatic

#101B39 #1E3269 #2B4899 #3A5FC8 #6986D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#2B4899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#2B4899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4899

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4899	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#13529C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 72, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.137 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#737ab8',
    500: '#2b4899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4899;
$custom-light: #737ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.182,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42722,
    "c": 0.13706,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4899

secondary

#BCA564

accent

#B848DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4899

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

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