#2B4DBC#2B4DBC
#2B4DBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.179 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B4DBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 77, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 77%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.1%, 59%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.84, 28.03, -61.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.84, 67.93, 294.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.6% -0.0114 -0.1787) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.6% 0.179 266.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7241, 9.4508, 48.7208) |
| Luminance | 0.0945 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.25
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.74
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.00
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 5.17
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 6.50
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B4DBC #BC9A2B
analogous
#2B95BC #2B4DBC #512BBC
triadic
#2B4DBC #BC2B4D #4DBC2B
tetradic
#2B4DBC #BC2B95 #BC9A2B #2BBC51
square
#2B4DBC #BC2B95 #BC9A2B #2BBC51
split-complementary
#2B4DBC #BC512B #95BC2B
monochromatic
#142458 #20398A #2B4DBC #4E6ED6 #8097E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.27
#2B4DBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.89
#2B4DBC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B4DBC
7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B4DBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B4DBC | 1.00 | 7.27 | 2.89 | 7.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005EC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0050BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00697D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b4dbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 77, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.179 266.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7b7ed1',
500: '#2b4dbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b4dbc; $custom-light: #7b7ed1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b4dbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 77,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.931,
"s": 62.771,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46601,
"c": 0.17909,
"h": 266.3
},
"luminance": 0.09452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B4DBC
secondary
#CBB778
accent
#BF42E6
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#EFEEF9
border
#CAC9D2
text
#0B0914
muted
#7C7B82