#2B499E#2B499E

#2B499E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.143 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B499E
RGB	rgb(43, 73, 158)
HSL	hsl(224, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(224, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 53.8%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.45, 19.29, -49.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.45, 53.16, 291.28°)
OKLab	oklab(43.33% -0.0101 -0.1425)
OKLCH	oklch(43.33% 0.143 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.5482, 7.7463, 33.3331)
Luminance	0.0775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B499E #9E802B

analogous

#2B839E #2B499E #472B9E

triadic

#2B499E #9E2B49 #499E2B

tetradic

#2B499E #9E2B83 #9E802B #2B9E47

square

#2B499E #9E2B83 #9E802B #2B9E47

split-complementary

#2B499E #9E472B #839E2B

monochromatic

#111D3E #1E336E #2B499E #3C61CA #6C88D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.24

#2B499E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#2B499E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B499E

8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B499E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B499E	1.00	8.24	2.55	8.24
#FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C54A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b499e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 73, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.143 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#747bbb',
    500: '#2b499e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b499e;
$custom-light: #747bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b499e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.348,
    "s": 57.214,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43326,
    "c": 0.14289,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B499E

secondary

#BEA767

accent

#B947E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#090912

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B499E

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