#2B4BB5#2B4BB5
#2B4BB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.172 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B4BB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 75, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.2%, 58.6%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.75, 26.71, -59.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.75, 65.24, 294.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.62% -0.0103 -0.1718) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.62% 0.172 266.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8499, 8.8806, 44.7967) |
| Luminance | 0.0888 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.27
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.55
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.79
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 5.72
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 5.82
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B4BB5 #B5952B
analogous
#2B90B5 #2B4BB5 #502BB5
triadic
#2B4BB5 #B52B4B #4BB52B
tetradic
#2B4BB5 #B52B90 #B5952B #2BB550
square
#2B4BB5 #B52B90 #B5952B #2BB550
split-complementary
#2B4BB5 #B5502B #90B52B
monochromatic
#142252 #1F3784 #2B4BB5 #4969D4 #7B92E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.56
#2B4BB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.78
#2B4BB5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B4BB5
7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B4BB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B4BB5 | 1.00 | 7.56 | 2.78 | 7.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005BB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004EB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006678
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b4bb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 75, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.172 266.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#797ccc',
500: '#2b4bb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b4bb5; $custom-light: #797ccc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b4bb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 75,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.087,
"s": 61.607,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45615,
"c": 0.17216,
"h": 266.6
},
"luminance": 0.08882
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B4BB5
secondary
#C8B474
accent
#BF43E5
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#EFEEF9
border
#CAC9D2
text
#0B0913
muted
#7C7B82