#2B498B#2B498B

#2B498B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.115 H 263.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B498B
RGB	rgb(43, 73, 139)
HSL	hsl(221, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(221, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.1%, 47.5%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.13, 12.02, -40.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.13, 41.86, 286.68°)
OKLab	oklab(41.9% -0.0125 -0.1148)
OKLCH	oklch(41.9% 0.115 263.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.0374, 7.1420, 25.3761)
Luminance	0.0714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B498B #8B6D2B

analogous

#2B798B #2B498B #3D2B8B

triadic

#2B498B #8B2B49 #498B2B

tetradic

#2B498B #8B2B79 #8B6D2B #2B8B3D

square

#2B498B #8B2B79 #8B6D2B #2B8B3D

split-complementary

#2B498B #8B3D2B #798B2B

monochromatic

#0E182E #1D305C #2B498B #3962BA #6284CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#2B498B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#2B498B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B498B

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B498B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B498B	1.00	8.65	2.43	8.65
#FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28508D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#15478A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005863

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b498b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 73, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.115 263.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707bad',
    500: '#2b498b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b498b;
$custom-light: #707bad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b498b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.25,
    "s": 52.747,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41898,
    "c": 0.11544,
    "h": 263.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B498B

secondary

#B5995D

accent

#AF4CDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B498B

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

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