#2B4E8D#2B4E8D
#2B4E8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.112 H 261.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B4E8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 78, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.5%, 44.7%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.74, 9.43, -38.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.74, 39.87, 283.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.18% -0.0172 -0.1107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.18% 0.112 261.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5267, 7.8846, 26.2667) |
| Luminance | 0.0789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.10
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.43
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.21
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.34
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.78
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B4E8D #8D6A2B
analogous
#2B7F8D #2B4E8D #392B8D
triadic
#2B4E8D #8D2B4E #4E8D2B
tetradic
#2B4E8D #8D2B7F #8D6A2B #2B8D39
square
#2B4E8D #8D2B7F #8D6A2B #2B8D39
split-complementary
#2B4E8D #8D392B #7F8D2B
monochromatic
#0E1A2F #1D345E #2B4E8D #3968BC #638ACF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.15
#2B4E8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.58
#2B4E8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B4E8D
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B4E8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B4E8D | 1.00 | 8.15 | 2.58 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#30548F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1F4B8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005D66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b4e8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 78, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.112 261.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#707faf',
500: '#2b4e8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b4e8d; $custom-light: #707faf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b4e8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 78,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.571,
"s": 53.261,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4318,
"c": 0.11202,
"h": 261.2
},
"luminance": 0.07885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B4E8D
secondary
#B6965E
accent
#A94BDD
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEEF4
border
#C8C9CE
text
#080A10
muted
#7B7C7F