#2B4D9D#2B4D9D
#2B4D9D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.136 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B4D9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 77, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.6%, 51%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.51, 16.22, -47.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.51, 49.93, 288.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.11% -0.0137 -0.1356) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.11% 0.136 264.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7338, 8.2546, 32.9721) |
| Luminance | 0.0826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.75
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.13
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.99
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.15
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.01
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B4D9D #9D7B2B
analogous
#2B869D #2B4D9D #422B9D
triadic
#2B4D9D #9D2B4D #4D9D2B
tetradic
#2B4D9D #9D2B86 #9D7B2B #2B9D42
square
#2B4D9D #9D2B86 #9D7B2B #2B9D42
split-complementary
#2B4D9D #9D422B #869D2B
monochromatic
#111E3D #1E356D #2B4D9D #3C66CA #6C8CD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.92
#2B4D9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.65
#2B4D9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B4D9D
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B4D9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B4D9D | 1.00 | 7.92 | 2.65 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1E57A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004C9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00606D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b4d9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 77, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.136 264.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#747eba',
500: '#2b4d9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b4d9d; $custom-light: #747eba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b4d9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 77,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.105,
"s": 57,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44108,
"c": 0.13634,
"h": 264.2
},
"luminance": 0.08256
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B4D9D
secondary
#BDA366
accent
#B348E0
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEEF6
border
#C8C9D0
text
#090912
muted
#7B7B81