#2B4BA8#2B4BA8
#2B4BA8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.154 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B4BA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 75, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 55.4%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.75, 21.77, -53.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.75, 57.70, 292.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.54% -0.0109 -0.154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.54% 0.154 265.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5777, 8.3718, 38.0966) |
| Luminance | 0.0837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.54
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.75
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.15
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.35
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.65
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B4BA8 #A8882B
analogous
#2B8AA8 #2B4BA8 #4A2BA8
triadic
#2B4BA8 #A82B4B #4BA82B
tetradic
#2B4BA8 #A82B8A #A8882B #2BA84A
square
#2B4BA8 #A82B8A #A8882B #2BA84A
split-complementary
#2B4BA8 #A84A2B #8AA82B
monochromatic
#121F47 #1F3577 #2B4BA8 #4266CF #728DDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.85
#2B4BA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.67
#2B4BA8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B4BA8
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B4BA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B4BA8 | 1.00 | 7.85 | 2.67 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0058AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004CA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006272
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b4ba8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 75, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.154 265.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#767cc3',
500: '#2b4ba8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b4ba8; $custom-light: #767cc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b4ba8",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 75,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.64,
"s": 59.242,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44541,
"c": 0.15436,
"h": 265.9
},
"luminance": 0.08373
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B4BA8
secondary
#C2AC6C
accent
#BA45E2
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#0A0912
muted
#7C7B81