#2B4EAD#2B4EAD

#2B4EAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.158 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4EAD
RGB	rgb(43, 78, 173)
HSL	hsl(224, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(224, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.1%, 54.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.94, 21.68, -54.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.94, 58.63, 291.70°)
OKLab	oklab(45.56% -0.0129 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(45.56% 0.158 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.2608, 8.9783, 40.6666)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4EAD #AD8A2B

analogous

#2B8FAD #2B4EAD #492BAD

triadic

#2B4EAD #AD2B4E #4EAD2B

tetradic

#2B4EAD #AD2B8F #AD8A2B #2BAD49

square

#2B4EAD #AD2B8F #AD8A2B #2BAD49

split-complementary

#2B4EAD #AD492B #8FAD2B

monochromatic

#13224B #1F387C #2B4EAD #456AD1 #7691DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#2B4EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#2B4EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4EAD

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4EAD	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 78, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.158 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777fc6',
    500: '#2b4ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4ead;
$custom-light: #777fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.846,
    "s": 60.185,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45563,
    "c": 0.1575,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4EAD

secondary

#C4AE6F

accent

#B944E3

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4EAD

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

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