#2B4994#2B4994

#2B4994 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.129 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4994
RGB	rgb(43, 73, 148)
HSL	hsl(223, 55%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(223, 71%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 50.7%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.74, 15.46, -44.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.74, 47.23, 289.11°)
OKLab	oklab(42.56% -0.0112 -0.1281)
OKLCH	oklch(42.56% 0.129 265)
XYZ	xyz(8.7222, 7.4159, 28.9830)
Luminance	0.0742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4994 #94762B

analogous

#2B7E94 #2B4994 #412B94

triadic

#2B4994 #942B49 #49942B

tetradic

#2B4994 #942B7E #94762B #2B9441

square

#2B4994 #942B7E #94762B #2B9441

split-complementary

#2B4994 #94412B #7E942B

monochromatic

#0F1A35 #1D3265 #2B4994 #3960C3 #6786D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.46

#2B4994 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#2B4994 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4994

8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4994	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4994	1.00	8.46	2.48	8.46
#FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E5297

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004892

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4994;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 73, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.129 265.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727bb4',
    500: '#2b4994',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4994;
$custom-light: #727bb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4994",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.857,
    "s": 54.974,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42557,
    "c": 0.12857,
    "h": 265
  },
  "luminance": 0.07417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4994

secondary

#B9A062

accent

#B449DE

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4994

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

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