#2B4DAD#2B4DAD

#2B4DAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.159 H 265.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4DAD
RGB	rgb(43, 77, 173)
HSL	hsl(224, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(224, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.1%, 55.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.67, 22.35, -54.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.67, 59.29, 292.14°)
OKLab	oklab(45.36% -0.0122 -0.1583)
OKLCH	oklch(45.36% 0.159 265.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.1903, 8.8373, 40.6431)
Luminance	0.0884 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4DAD #AD8B2B

analogous

#2B8EAD #2B4DAD #4A2BAD

triadic

#2B4DAD #AD2B4D #4DAD2B

tetradic

#2B4DAD #AD2B8E #AD8B2B #2BAD4A

square

#2B4DAD #AD2B8E #AD8B2B #2BAD4A

split-complementary

#2B4DAD #AD4A2B #8EAD2B

monochromatic

#13214B #1F377C #2B4DAD #4569D1 #7691DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#2B4DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#2B4DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4DAD

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4DAD	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006575

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 77, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.159 265.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777ec6',
    500: '#2b4dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4dad;
$custom-light: #777ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.308,
    "s": 60.185,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45356,
    "c": 0.15876,
    "h": 265.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4DAD

secondary

#C4AE6F

accent

#BA44E3

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0913

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4DAD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →