#2B4E86#2B4E86

#2B4E86 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.102 H 259.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4E86
RGB	rgb(43, 78, 134)
HSL	hsl(217, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(217, 68%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.9%, 41.8%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.31, 6.77, -35.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.31, 35.78, 280.90°)
OKLab	oklab(42.71% -0.0187 -0.1001)
OKLCH	oklch(42.71% 0.102 259.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.0222, 7.6828, 23.6098)
Luminance	0.0768 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4E86 #86632B

analogous

#2B7C86 #2B4E86 #362B86

triadic

#2B4E86 #862B4E #4E862B

tetradic

#2B4E86 #862B7C #86632B #2B8636

square

#2B4E86 #862B7C #86632B #2B8636

split-complementary

#2B4E86 #86362B #7C862B

monochromatic

#0D1829 #1C3358 #2B4E86 #3A69B4 #6089CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.28

#2B4E86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#2B4E86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4E86

8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4E86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4E86	1.00	8.28	2.54	8.28
#FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355388

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#274A85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4e86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 78, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.102 259.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7fa9',
    500: '#2b4e86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4e86;
$custom-light: #6f7fa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4e86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.923,
    "s": 51.412,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4271,
    "c": 0.10183,
    "h": 259.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4E86

secondary

#B2905B

accent

#A44DDB

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4E86

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

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