#2B4CBD#2B4CBD
#2B4CBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.182 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B4CBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 76, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 77%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.2%, 59.8%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.66, 29.06, -62.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.66, 69.15, 294.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.49% -0.0108 -0.1813) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.49% 0.182 266.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7628, 9.3552, 49.2673) |
| Luminance | 0.0936 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.37
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.58
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.09
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 4.87
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.30
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B4CBD #BD9C2B
analogous
#2B95BD #2B4CBD #532BBD
triadic
#2B4CBD #BD2B4C #4CBD2B
tetradic
#2B4CBD #BD2B95 #BD9C2B #2BBD53
square
#2B4CBD #BD2B95 #BD9C2B #2BBD53
split-complementary
#2B4CBD #BD532B #95BD2B
monochromatic
#142459 #20388B #2B4CBD #4E6DD7 #8096E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.31
#2B4CBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.87
#2B4CBD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B4CBD
7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B4CBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B4CBD | 1.00 | 7.31 | 2.87 | 7.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005DC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0050BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00697D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b4cbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 76, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.182 266.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7b7dd2',
500: '#2b4cbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b4cbd; $custom-light: #7b7dd2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b4cbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 76,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.438,
"s": 62.931,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46492,
"c": 0.18164,
"h": 266.6
},
"luminance": 0.09357
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B4CBD
secondary
#CBB879
accent
#C142E6
background
#F8F7FD
surface
#EFEEFA
border
#CAC9D3
text
#0B0914
muted
#7C7B83