#2B497E#2B497E

#2B497E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.096 H 261.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B497E
RGB	rgb(43, 73, 126)
HSL	hsl(218, 49%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(218, 66%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.9%, 42.1%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.31, 7.08, -33.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.31, 34.11, 281.98°)
OKLab	oklab(41% -0.0151 -0.095)
OKLCH	oklch(41% 0.096 261)
XYZ	xyz(7.1434, 6.7844, 20.6677)
Luminance	0.0678 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B497E #7E602B

analogous

#2B727E #2B497E #362B7E

triadic

#2B497E #7E2B49 #497E2B

tetradic

#2B497E #7E2B72 #7E602B #2B7E36

square

#2B497E #7E2B72 #7E602B #2B7E36

split-complementary

#2B497E #7E362B #727E2B

monochromatic

#0C1423 #1B2F50 #2B497E #3B63AC #5C83C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.91

#2B497E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#2B497E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B497E

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B497E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B497E	1.00	8.91	2.36	8.91
#FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#314E80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#25467D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00555D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b497e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 73, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.096 261.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d7ba4',
    500: '#2b497e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b497e;
$custom-light: #6d7ba4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b497e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.313,
    "s": 49.112,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41004,
    "c": 0.09619,
    "h": 261
  },
  "luminance": 0.06785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B497E

secondary

#AD8E58

accent

#A74FD9

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEDF4

border

#C7C8CE

text

#08090F

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B497E

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

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