#2B498E#2B498E
#2B498E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.120 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B498E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 73, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 70%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 48.6%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.33, 13.16, -41.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.33, 43.65, 287.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.11% -0.012 -0.1192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.11% 0.12 264.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2596, 7.2309, 26.5463) |
| Luminance | 0.0723 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.60
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.29
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.32
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.37
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.91
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B498E #8E702B
analogous
#2B7B8E #2B498E #3F2B8E
triadic
#2B498E #8E2B49 #498E2B
tetradic
#2B498E #8E2B7B #8E702B #2B8E3F
square
#2B498E #8E2B7B #8E702B #2B8E3F
split-complementary
#2B498E #8E3F2B #7B8E2B
monochromatic
#0F1930 #1D315F #2B498E #3961BD #6384D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.58
#2B498E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.45
#2B498E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B498E
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B498E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B498E | 1.00 | 8.58 | 2.45 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#255191
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0E488D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005964
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b498e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 73, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.120 264.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#707baf',
500: '#2b498e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b498e; $custom-light: #707baf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b498e",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 73,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.818,
"s": 53.514,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42114,
"c": 0.11984,
"h": 264.2
},
"luminance": 0.07232
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B498E
secondary
#B69C5F
accent
#B14BDD
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEDF5
border
#C8C8CF
text
#080910
muted
#7B7B7F