#2B497C#2B497C

#2B497C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.093 H 260.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B497C
RGB	rgb(43, 73, 124)
HSL	hsl(218, 49%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(218, 65%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.3%, 41.1%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.19, 6.33, -32.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.19, 32.93, 281.08°)
OKLab	oklab(40.87% -0.0156 -0.0919)
OKLCH	oklch(40.87% 0.093 260.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.0156, 6.7333, 19.9948)
Luminance	0.0673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B497C #7C5E2B

analogous

#2B717C #2B497C #362B7C

triadic

#2B497C #7C2B49 #497C2B

tetradic

#2B497C #7C2B71 #7C5E2B #2B7C36

square

#2B497C #7C2B71 #7C5E2B #2B7C36

split-complementary

#2B497C #7C362B #717C2B

monochromatic

#0B1321 #1B2E4F #2B497C #3B64A9 #5B83C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.95

#2B497C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#2B497C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B497C

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B497C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B497C	1.00	8.95	2.35	8.95
#FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#334D7E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#27467B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00555C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b497c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 73, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.093 260.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d7ba2',
    500: '#2b497c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b497c;
$custom-light: #6d7ba2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b497c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.778,
    "s": 48.503,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40873,
    "c": 0.09321,
    "h": 260.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B497C

secondary

#AC8C57

accent

#A650D8

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEDF3

border

#C7C8CD

text

#07090F

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B497C

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

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