#2B4CAC#2B4CAC

#2B4CAC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.159 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4CAC
RGB	rgb(43, 76, 172)
HSL	hsl(225, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(225, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 55.8%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.32, 22.63, -54.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.32, 59.37, 292.41°)
OKLab	oklab(45.07% -0.0114 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(45.07% 0.159 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.0245, 8.6598, 40.1122)
Luminance	0.0866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4CAC #AC8B2B

analogous

#2B8DAC #2B4CAC #4A2BAC

triadic

#2B4CAC #AC2B4C #4CAC2B

tetradic

#2B4CAC #AC2B8D #AC8B2B #2BAC4A

square

#2B4CAC #AC2B8D #AC8B2B #2BAC4A

split-complementary

#2B4CAC #AC4A2B #8DAC2B

monochromatic

#13214A #1F367B #2B4CAC #4468D0 #758FDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#2B4CAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#2B4CAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4CAC

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4CAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4CAC	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4cac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 76, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.159 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777dc5',
    500: '#2b4cac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4cac;
$custom-light: #777dc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4cac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.651,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4507,
    "c": 0.15863,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4CAC

secondary

#C4AE6F

accent

#BB45E3

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0913

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4CAC

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

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