#2B4E79#2B4E79

#2B4E79 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.083 H 254.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4E79
RGB	rgb(43, 78, 121)
HSL	hsl(213, 48%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(213, 64%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.5%, 35.5%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.57, 1.90, -28.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.57, 28.32, 273.85°)
OKLab	oklab(41.89% -0.0221 -0.08)
OKLCH	oklch(41.89% 0.083 254.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.1706, 7.3422, 19.1247)
Luminance	0.0734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4E79 #79562B

analogous

#2B7579 #2B4E79 #2F2B79

triadic

#2B4E79 #792B4E #4E792B

tetradic

#2B4E79 #792B75 #79562B #2B792F

square

#2B4E79 #792B75 #79562B #2B792F

split-complementary

#2B4E79 #792F2B #75792B

monochromatic

#0B141F #1B314C #2B4E79 #3B6BA6 #5A8AC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#2B4E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#2B4E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4E79

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4E79	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C517B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#314978

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00585E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 78, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.083 254.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c7fa0',
    500: '#2b4e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4e79;
$custom-light: #6c7fa0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.077,
    "s": 47.561,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41893,
    "c": 0.08298,
    "h": 254.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4E79

secondary

#AA8456

accent

#9B51D7

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#ECEEF2

border

#C7C9CC

text

#070A0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4E79

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

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