#2B4EBD#2B4EBD

#2B4EBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.179 H 266.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B4EBD
RGB	rgb(43, 78, 189)
HSL	hsl(226, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(226, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 58.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.18, 27.75, -61.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.18, 67.84, 294.15°)
OKLab	oklab(46.88% -0.0121 -0.1788)
OKLCH	oklch(46.88% 0.179 266.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.9027, 9.6350, 49.3140)
Luminance	0.0964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B4EBD #BD9A2B

analogous

#2B97BD #2B4EBD #512BBD

triadic

#2B4EBD #BD2B4E #4EBD2B

tetradic

#2B4EBD #BD2B97 #BD9A2B #2BBD51

square

#2B4EBD #BD2B97 #BD9A2B #2BBD51

split-complementary

#2B4EBD #BD512B #97BD2B

monochromatic

#142559 #20398B #2B4EBD #4E6FD7 #8098E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#2B4EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#2B4EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B4EBD

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B4EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B4EBD	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b4ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 78, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.179 266.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7fd2',
    500: '#2b4ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b4ebd;
$custom-light: #7b7fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b4ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.616,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46881,
    "c": 0.17921,
    "h": 266.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B4EBD

secondary

#CBB779

accent

#BF42E6

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEEFA

border

#CAC9D3

text

#0B0A14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B4EBD

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

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