#2B498D#2B498D

#2B498D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.118 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B498D
RGB	rgb(43, 73, 141)
HSL	hsl(222, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(222, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 48.2%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.26, 12.78, -41.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.26, 43.06, 287.27°)
OKLab	oklab(42.04% -0.0122 -0.1177)
OKLCH	oklch(42.04% 0.118 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.1848, 7.2010, 26.1527)
Luminance	0.0720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B498D #8D6F2B

analogous

#2B7A8D #2B498D #3E2B8D

triadic

#2B498D #8D2B49 #498D2B

tetradic

#2B498D #8D2B7A #8D6F2B #2B8D3E

square

#2B498D #8D2B7A #8D6F2B #2B8D3E

split-complementary

#2B498D #8D3E2B #7A8D2B

monochromatic

#0E182F #1D315E #2B498D #3961BC #6384CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.61

#2B498D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#2B498D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B498D

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B498D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B498D	1.00	8.61	2.44	8.61
#FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265190

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#11488C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005964

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b498d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 73, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.118 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707baf',
    500: '#2b498d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b498d;
$custom-light: #707baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b498d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.633,
    "s": 53.261,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42042,
    "c": 0.11838,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B498D

secondary

#B69B5E

accent

#B04BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B498D

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

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