#2B4D96#2B4D96

#2B4D96 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.126 H 263.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4D96
RGB	rgb(43, 77, 150)
HSL	hsl(221, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(221, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 48.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.03, 13.54, -43.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.03, 45.81, 287.19°)
OKLab	oklab(43.59% -0.0147 -0.1255)
OKLCH	oklch(43.59% 0.126 263.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.1532, 8.0224, 29.9143)
Luminance	0.0802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4D96 #96742B

analogous

#2B8296 #2B4D96 #3F2B96

triadic

#2B4D96 #962B4D #4D962B

tetradic

#2B4D96 #962B82 #96742B #2B963F

square

#2B4D96 #962B82 #96742B #2B963F

split-complementary

#2B4D96 #963F2B #82962B

monochromatic

#101C37 #1D3566 #2B4D96 #3965C6 #688AD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#2B4D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#2B4D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4D96

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4D96	1.00	8.06	2.60	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265599

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B4B95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 77, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.126 263.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727eb5',
    500: '#2b4d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4d96;
$custom-light: #727eb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.935,
    "s": 55.44,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43589,
    "c": 0.12632,
    "h": 263.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4D96

secondary

#BA9E63

accent

#AF49DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4D96

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

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