#2B4B97#2B4B97

#2B4B97 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.130 H 264.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4B97
RGB	rgb(43, 75, 151)
HSL	hsl(222, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(222, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 50.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.52, 15.26, -45.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.52, 47.70, 288.66°)
OKLab	oklab(43.22% -0.0127 -0.1297)
OKLCH	oklch(43.22% 0.13 264.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.0963, 7.7792, 30.2943)
Luminance	0.0778 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4B97 #97772B

analogous

#2B8197 #2B4B97 #412B97

triadic

#2B4B97 #972B4B #4B972B

tetradic

#2B4B97 #972B81 #97772B #2B9741

square

#2B4B97 #972B81 #97772B #2B9741

split-complementary

#2B4B97 #97412B #81972B

monochromatic

#101C38 #1D3367 #2B4B97 #3963C7 #6888D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#2B4B97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#2B4B97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4B97

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4B97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4B97	1.00	8.22	2.56	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#20549A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4b97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 75, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.130 264.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727cb6',
    500: '#2b4b97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4b97;
$custom-light: #727cb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4b97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.222,
    "s": 55.67,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43221,
    "c": 0.13032,
    "h": 264.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4B97

secondary

#BBA163

accent

#B249DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4B97

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

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