#2B4E89#2B4E89

#2B4E89 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.106 H 260.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4E89
RGB	rgb(43, 78, 137)
HSL	hsl(218, 52%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(218, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.6%, 43.1%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.49, 7.90, -36.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.49, 37.53, 282.16°)
OKLab	oklab(42.91% -0.0181 -0.1046)
OKLCH	oklch(42.91% 0.106 260.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.2344, 7.7677, 24.7274)
Luminance	0.0777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4E89 #89662B

analogous

#2B7D89 #2B4E89 #372B89

triadic

#2B4E89 #892B4E #4E892B

tetradic

#2B4E89 #892B7D #89662B #2B8937

square

#2B4E89 #892B7D #89662B #2B8937

split-complementary

#2B4E89 #89372B #7D892B

monochromatic

#0E192C #1C335A #2B4E89 #3A69B8 #6189CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#2B4E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#2B4E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4E89

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4E89	1.00	8.22	2.55	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#33538B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#244B88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 78, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.106 260.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7fac',
    500: '#2b4e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4e89;
$custom-light: #6f7fac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.66,
    "s": 52.222,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42909,
    "c": 0.1062,
    "h": 260.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4E89

secondary

#B3935C

accent

#A64CDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4E89

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