#2B497A#2B497A
#2B497A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.090 H 259.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B497A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 73, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 48%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 65%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.8%, 40.2%, 0%, 52.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.07, 5.58, -31.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.07, 31.75, 280.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.74% -0.0161 -0.0888) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.74% 0.09 259.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.8904, 6.6832, 19.3354) |
| Luminance | 0.0668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.16
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 3.59
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 3.94
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.30
Prussian Blue
#004577
ΔE00 4.57
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B497A #7A5C2B
analogous
#2B717A #2B497A #342B7A
triadic
#2B497A #7A2B49 #497A2B
tetradic
#2B497A #7A2B71 #7A5C2B #2B7A34
square
#2B497A #7A2B71 #7A5C2B #2B7A34
split-complementary
#2B497A #7A342B #717A2B
monochromatic
#0B131F #1B2E4D #2B497A #3B64A7 #5A83C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.99
#2B497A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#2B497A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B497A
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B497A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B497A | 1.00 | 8.99 | 2.34 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#344D7C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#294679
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00545B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b497a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 73, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.090 259.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c7ba1',
500: '#2b497a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b497a; $custom-light: #6c7ba1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b497a",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 73,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.215,
"s": 47.879,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40744,
"c": 0.09023,
"h": 259.7
},
"luminance": 0.06684
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B497A
secondary
#AB8B56
accent
#A450D7
background
#F6F7F9
surface
#ECEDF2
border
#C7C8CC
text
#07090F
muted
#7A7B7E