#2B4AA8#2B4AA8
#2B4AA8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.156 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B4AA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 74, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 56%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.47, 22.44, -53.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.47, 58.37, 292.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.34% -0.0102 -0.1553) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.34% 0.156 266.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5104, 8.2372, 38.0742) |
| Luminance | 0.0824 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.52
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.01
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.22
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.14
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 5.72
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B4AA8 #A8892B
analogous
#2B89A8 #2B4AA8 #4B2BA8
triadic
#2B4AA8 #A82B4A #4AA82B
tetradic
#2B4AA8 #A82B89 #A8892B #2BA84B
square
#2B4AA8 #A82B89 #A8892B #2BA84B
split-complementary
#2B4AA8 #A84B2B #89A82B
monochromatic
#121F47 #1F3577 #2B4AA8 #4265CF #728CDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.93
#2B4AA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.65
#2B4AA8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B4AA8
7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B4AA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B4AA8 | 1.00 | 7.93 | 2.65 | 7.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0057AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004CA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006171
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b4aa8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 74, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.156 266.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#767cc3',
500: '#2b4aa8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b4aa8; $custom-light: #767cc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b4aa8",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 74,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.12,
"s": 59.242,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44335,
"c": 0.15562,
"h": 266.3
},
"luminance": 0.08238
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B4AA8
secondary
#C2AD6C
accent
#BB45E2
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#0A0912
muted
#7C7B81