#2B4BAE#2B4BAE

#2B4BAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.163 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4BAE
RGB	rgb(43, 75, 174)
HSL	hsl(225, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(225, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 56.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.20, 24.06, -56.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.20, 61.20, 293.15°)
OKLab	oklab(45.03% -0.0106 -0.1623)
OKLCH	oklch(45.03% 0.163 266.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.1496, 8.6005, 41.1086)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4BAE #AE8E2B

analogous

#2B8CAE #2B4BAE #4D2BAE

triadic

#2B4BAE #AE2B4B #4BAE2B

tetradic

#2B4BAE #AE2B8C #AE8E2B #2BAE4D

square

#2B4BAE #AE2B8C #AE8E2B #2BAE4D

split-complementary

#2B4BAE #AE4D2B #8CAE2B

monochromatic

#13214C #1F367D #2B4BAE #4567D1 #768FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#2B4BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#2B4BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4BAE

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4BAE	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 75, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.163 266.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#787cc7',
    500: '#2b4bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4bae;
$custom-light: #787cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.344,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4503,
    "c": 0.16263,
    "h": 266.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4BAE

secondary

#C5B070

accent

#BD44E4

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0913

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4BAE

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