#2B4CAE#2B4CAE
#2B4CAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.161 H 266.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B4CAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 76, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.3%, 56.3%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.47, 23.39, -55.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.47, 60.53, 292.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.23% -0.0113 -0.161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.23% 0.161 266) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2180, 8.7372, 41.1314) |
| Luminance | 0.0874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.78
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.27
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.83
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.91
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 6.04
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B4CAE #AE8D2B
analogous
#2B8EAE #2B4CAE #4B2BAE
triadic
#2B4CAE #AE2B4C #4CAE2B
tetradic
#2B4CAE #AE2B8E #AE8D2B #2BAE4B
square
#2B4CAE #AE2B8E #AE8D2B #2BAE4B
split-complementary
#2B4CAE #AE4B2B #8EAE2B
monochromatic
#13214C #1F377D #2B4CAE #4568D1 #7690DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.64
#2B4CAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.75
#2B4CAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B4CAE
7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B4CAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B4CAE | 1.00 | 7.64 | 2.75 | 7.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005AB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004EAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006475
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b4cae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 76, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.161 266.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#777dc7',
500: '#2b4cae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b4cae; $custom-light: #777dc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b4cae",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 76,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.885,
"s": 60.369,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45233,
"c": 0.16139,
"h": 266
},
"luminance": 0.08738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B4CAE
secondary
#C5AF70
accent
#BB44E4
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#0A0913
muted
#7C7B82