#2B4D9A#2B4D9A
#2B4D9A is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.132 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B4D9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 77, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 56%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 72%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.1%, 50%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.30, 15.07, -45.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.30, 48.16, 288.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.88% -0.0141 -0.1313) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.88% 0.132 263.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4808, 8.1535, 31.6397) |
| Luminance | 0.0815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.44
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.36
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.71
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.45
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.88
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B4D9A #9A782B
analogous
#2B849A #2B4D9A #412B9A
triadic
#2B4D9A #9A2B4D #4D9A2B
tetradic
#2B4D9A #9A2B84 #9A782B #2B9A41
square
#2B4D9A #9A2B84 #9A782B #2B9A41
split-complementary
#2B4D9A #9A412B #849A2B
monochromatic
#101D3A #1E356A #2B4D9A #3A66C8 #6A8BD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.98
#2B4D9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#2B4D9A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B4D9A
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B4D9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B4D9A | 1.00 | 7.98 | 2.63 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#21569D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004C98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005F6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b4d9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 77, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.132 263.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#737eb8',
500: '#2b4d9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b4d9a; $custom-light: #737eb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b4d9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 77,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.622,
"s": 56.345,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43883,
"c": 0.13205,
"h": 263.9
},
"luminance": 0.08154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B4D9A
secondary
#BCA165
accent
#B148E0
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEEF6
border
#C8C9D0
text
#090911
muted
#7B7B80