#2B4DAE#2B4DAE

#2B4DAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.160 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4DAE
RGB	rgb(43, 77, 174)
HSL	hsl(224, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(224, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 55.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.74, 22.73, -55.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.74, 59.87, 292.31°)
OKLab	oklab(45.44% -0.0121 -0.1597)
OKLCH	oklch(45.44% 0.16 265.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.2874, 8.8761, 41.1546)
Luminance	0.0888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4DAE #AE8C2B

analogous

#2B8FAE #2B4DAE #4A2BAE

triadic

#2B4DAE #AE2B4D #4DAE2B

tetradic

#2B4DAE #AE2B8F #AE8C2B #2BAE4A

square

#2B4DAE #AE2B8F #AE8C2B #2BAE4A

split-complementary

#2B4DAE #AE4A2B #8FAE2B

monochromatic

#13224C #1F377D #2B4DAE #4569D1 #7691DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#2B4DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#2B4DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4DAE

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4DAE	1.00	7.57	2.78	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 77, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.160 265.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777ec7',
    500: '#2b4dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4dae;
$custom-light: #777ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.427,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45437,
    "c": 0.16014,
    "h": 265.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4DAE

secondary

#C5AF70

accent

#BA44E4

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0913

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4DAE

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

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