#2B497B#2B497B

#2B497B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.092 H 260.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B497B
RGB	rgb(43, 73, 123)
HSL	hsl(218, 48%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(218, 65%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(65%, 40.7%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.13, 5.95, -31.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.13, 32.34, 280.60°)
OKLab	oklab(40.81% -0.0158 -0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(40.81% 0.092 260.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.9527, 6.7081, 19.6634)
Luminance	0.0671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B497B #7B5D2B

analogous

#2B717B #2B497B #352B7B

triadic

#2B497B #7B2B49 #497B2B

tetradic

#2B497B #7B2B71 #7B5D2B #2B7B35

square

#2B497B #7B2B71 #7B5D2B #2B7B35

split-complementary

#2B497B #7B352B #717B2B

monochromatic

#0B1320 #1B2E4E #2B497B #3B64A8 #5B83C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.97

#2B497B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#2B497B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B497B

8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B497B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B497B	1.00	8.97	2.34	8.97
#FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#334D7D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28467A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00545C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b497b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 73, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.092 260.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d7ba1',
    500: '#2b497b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b497b;
$custom-light: #6d7ba1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b497b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.5,
    "s": 48.193,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40808,
    "c": 0.09172,
    "h": 260.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B497B

secondary

#AB8C56

accent

#A550D8

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#ECEDF2

border

#C7C8CC

text

#07090F

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B497B

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

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