#2B497F#2B497F
#2B497F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.098 H 261.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B497F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 73, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 49%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 66%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.1%, 42.5%, 0%, 50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.37, 7.46, -33.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.37, 34.71, 282.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.07% -0.0149 -0.0965) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.07% 0.098 261.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.2082, 6.8103, 21.0092) |
| Luminance | 0.0681 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.56
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 3.77
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 3.86
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.15
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.90
Prussian Blue
#004577
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B497F #7F612B
analogous
#2B737F #2B497F #372B7F
triadic
#2B497F #7F2B49 #497F2B
tetradic
#2B497F #7F2B73 #7F612B #2B7F37
square
#2B497F #7F2B73 #7F612B #2B7F37
split-complementary
#2B497F #7F372B #737F2B
monochromatic
#0C1424 #1C2F51 #2B497F #3A63AD #5C83C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.89
#2B497F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.36
#2B497F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B497F
8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B497F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B497F | 1.00 | 8.89 | 2.36 | 8.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#314E81
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#24467E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00555D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b497f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 73, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.098 261.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d7ba4',
500: '#2b497f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b497f; $custom-light: #6d7ba4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b497f",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 73,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.571,
"s": 49.412,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4107,
"c": 0.09768,
"h": 261.2
},
"luminance": 0.06811
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B497F
secondary
#AE8F58
accent
#A84FD9
background
#F6F7FA
surface
#ECEDF4
border
#C7C8CE
text
#08090F
muted
#7B7B7F