#2B4E8E#2B4E8E

#2B4E8E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.113 H 261.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4E8E
RGB	rgb(43, 78, 142)
HSL	hsl(219, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(219, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.7%, 45.1%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.80, 9.81, -39.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.80, 40.46, 284.03°)
OKLab	oklab(43.25% -0.017 -0.1122)
OKLCH	oklch(43.25% 0.113 261.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.6014, 7.9145, 26.6603)
Luminance	0.0791 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4E8E #8E6B2B

analogous

#2B808E #2B4E8E #3A2B8E

triadic

#2B4E8E #8E2B4E #4E8E2B

tetradic

#2B4E8E #8E2B80 #8E6B2B #2B8E3A

square

#2B4E8E #8E2B80 #8E6B2B #2B8E3A

split-complementary

#2B4E8E #8E3A2B #808E2B

monochromatic

#0F1A30 #1D345F #2B4E8E #3968BD #638AD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.13

#2B4E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#2B4E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4E8E

8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4E8E	1.00	8.13	2.58	8.13
#FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F5490

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E4B8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 78, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.113 261.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707faf',
    500: '#2b4e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4e8e;
$custom-light: #707faf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.788,
    "s": 53.514,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43249,
    "c": 0.11348,
    "h": 261.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4E8E

secondary

#B6975F

accent

#A94BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4E8E

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

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