#2B498C#2B498C

#2B498C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.117 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B498C
RGB	rgb(43, 73, 140)
HSL	hsl(221, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(221, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 47.9%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.19, 12.40, -40.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.19, 42.46, 286.98°)
OKLab	oklab(41.97% -0.0124 -0.1163)
OKLCH	oklch(41.97% 0.117 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.1108, 7.1713, 25.7626)
Luminance	0.0717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B498C #8C6E2B

analogous

#2B798C #2B498C #3D2B8C

triadic

#2B498C #8C2B49 #498C2B

tetradic

#2B498C #8C2B79 #8C6E2B #2B8C3D

square

#2B498C #8C2B79 #8C6E2B #2B8C3D

split-complementary

#2B498C #8C3D2B #798C2B

monochromatic

#0E182E #1D315D #2B498C #3961BB #6284CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.63

#2B498C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#2B498C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B498C

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B498C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B498C	1.00	8.63	2.43	8.63
#FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#27508F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#13488B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005963

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b498c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 73, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.117 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707bae',
    500: '#2b498c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b498c;
$custom-light: #707bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b498c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.443,
    "s": 53.005,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4197,
    "c": 0.11692,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B498C

secondary

#B59A5E

accent

#B04BDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B498C

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

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