#2B497D#2B497D

#2B497D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.095 H 260.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B497D
RGB	rgb(43, 73, 125)
HSL	hsl(218, 49%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(218, 66%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.6%, 41.6%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.25, 6.70, -32.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.25, 33.52, 281.53°)
OKLab	oklab(40.94% -0.0153 -0.0934)
OKLCH	oklch(40.94% 0.095 260.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.0792, 6.7587, 20.3296)
Luminance	0.0676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B497D #7D5F2B

analogous

#2B727D #2B497D #362B7D

triadic

#2B497D #7D2B49 #497D2B

tetradic

#2B497D #7D2B72 #7D5F2B #2B7D36

square

#2B497D #7D2B72 #7D5F2B #2B7D36

split-complementary

#2B497D #7D362B #727D2B

monochromatic

#0C1422 #1B2E4F #2B497D #3B64AB #5C83C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#2B497D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#2B497D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B497D

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B497D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B497D	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#324E7F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26467C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00555D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b497d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 73, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.095 260.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d7ba3',
    500: '#2b497d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b497d;
$custom-light: #6d7ba3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b497d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.049,
    "s": 48.81,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40938,
    "c": 0.0947,
    "h": 260.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B497D

secondary

#AD8D57

accent

#A64FD8

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEDF4

border

#C7C8CE

text

#08090F

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B497D

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

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