#2B4F8F#2B4F8F
#2B4F8F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.114 H 261.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B4F8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 79, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 70%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.9%, 44.8%, 0%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.17, 9.52, -39.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.17, 40.42, 283.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.55% -0.0178 -0.1123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.55% 0.114 261) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.7484, 8.0878, 27.0813) |
| Luminance | 0.0809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.18
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.33
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.04
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.15
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.58
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B4F8F #8F6B2B
analogous
#2B818F #2B4F8F #392B8F
triadic
#2B4F8F #8F2B4F #4F8F2B
tetradic
#2B4F8F #8F2B81 #8F6B2B #2B8F39
square
#2B4F8F #8F2B81 #8F6B2B #2B8F39
split-complementary
#2B4F8F #8F392B #818F2B
monochromatic
#0F1B31 #1D3560 #2B4F8F #3969BE #648BD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.02
#2B4F8F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.62
#2B4F8F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B4F8F
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B4F8F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B4F8F | 1.00 | 8.02 | 2.62 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#305591
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1F4C8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E68
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b4f8f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 79, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.114 261.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#707fb0',
500: '#2b4f8f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b4f8f; $custom-light: #707fb0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b4f8f",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 79,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.4,
"s": 53.763,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43547,
"c": 0.11368,
"h": 261
},
"luminance": 0.08089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B4F8F
secondary
#B7975F
accent
#A84BDD
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEEF5
border
#C8C9CF
text
#080A10
muted
#7B7C7F