#2B4FA9#2B4FA9
#2B4FA9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.151 H 264.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B4FA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 79, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 53.3%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.92, 19.49, -52.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.92, 55.65, 290.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.46% -0.0141 -0.15) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.46% 0.151 264.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9511, 8.9689, 38.6824) |
| Luminance | 0.0897 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 2.78
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.04
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.29
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.80
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.20
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B4FA9 #A9852B
analogous
#2B8EA9 #2B4FA9 #462BA9
triadic
#2B4FA9 #A92B4F #4FA92B
tetradic
#2B4FA9 #A92B8E #A9852B #2BA946
square
#2B4FA9 #A92B8E #A9852B #2BA946
split-complementary
#2B4FA9 #A9462B #8EA92B
monochromatic
#122147 #1F3878 #2B4FA9 #426ACF #7391DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.52
#2B4FA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.79
#2B4FA9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B4FA9
7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B4FA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B4FA9 | 1.00 | 7.52 | 2.79 | 7.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0F5BAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004FA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006574
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b4fa9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 79, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.151 264.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#767fc3',
500: '#2b4fa9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b4fa9; $custom-light: #767fc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b4fa9",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 79,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.857,
"s": 59.434,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45456,
"c": 0.1507,
"h": 264.6
},
"luminance": 0.0897
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B4FA9
secondary
#C3AA6D
accent
#B645E3
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#0A0A13
muted
#7C7C82