#2B4990#2B4990

#2B4990 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.123 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4990
RGB	rgb(43, 73, 144)
HSL	hsl(222, 54%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(222, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.1%, 49.3%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.46, 13.93, -42.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.46, 44.85, 288.09°)
OKLab	oklab(42.26% -0.0117 -0.1222)
OKLCH	oklch(42.26% 0.123 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.4111, 7.2915, 27.3443)
Luminance	0.0729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4990 #90722B

analogous

#2B7C90 #2B4990 #402B90

triadic

#2B4990 #902B49 #49902B

tetradic

#2B4990 #902B7C #90722B #2B9040

square

#2B4990 #902B7C #90722B #2B9040

split-complementary

#2B4990 #90402B #7C902B

monochromatic

#0F1932 #1D3161 #2B4990 #3961BF #6585D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#2B4990 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#2B4990 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4990

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4990	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4990	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235193

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#09488F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4990;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 73, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.123 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717bb1',
    500: '#2b4990',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4990;
$custom-light: #717bb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4990",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.178,
    "s": 54.011,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4226,
    "c": 0.12276,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4990

secondary

#B79D60

accent

#B24ADD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF5

border

#C8C8CF

text

#080911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4990

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

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