#2B4EB9#2B4EB9

#2B4EB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.174 H 266.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4EB9
RGB	rgb(43, 78, 185)
HSL	hsl(225, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(225, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 57.8%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.86, 26.24, -60.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.86, 65.55, 293.60°)
OKLab	oklab(46.54% -0.0122 -0.1734)
OKLCH	oklch(46.54% 0.174 266)
XYZ	xyz(12.4745, 9.4638, 47.0588)
Luminance	0.0946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4EB9 #B9962B

analogous

#2B95B9 #2B4EB9 #4F2BB9

triadic

#2B4EB9 #B92B4E #4EB92B

tetradic

#2B4EB9 #B92B95 #B9962B #2BB94F

square

#2B4EB9 #B92B95 #B9962B #2BB94F

split-complementary

#2B4EB9 #B94F2B #95B92B

monochromatic

#142456 #1F3987 #2B4EB9 #4C6ED5 #7E96E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#2B4EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#2B4EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4EB9

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4EB9	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00697C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 78, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.174 266.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a7fcf',
    500: '#2b4eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4eb9;
$custom-light: #7a7fcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.211,
    "s": 62.281,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46544,
    "c": 0.17385,
    "h": 266
  },
  "luminance": 0.09465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4EB9

secondary

#C9B576

accent

#BD42E5

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEEF9

border

#CAC9D2

text

#0B0A14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4EB9

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

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