#2B4FAE#2B4FAE
#2B4FAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.158 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B4FAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 79, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.3%, 54.6%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.29, 21.40, -54.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.29, 58.55, 291.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.85% -0.0136 -0.157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.85% 0.158 265) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4295, 9.1603, 41.2019) |
| Luminance | 0.0916 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 2.52
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.14
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.92
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.40
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.62
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B4FAE #AE8A2B
analogous
#2B91AE #2B4FAE #482BAE
triadic
#2B4FAE #AE2B4F #4FAE2B
tetradic
#2B4FAE #AE2B91 #AE8A2B #2BAE48
square
#2B4FAE #AE2B91 #AE8A2B #2BAE48
split-complementary
#2B4FAE #AE482B #91AE2B
monochromatic
#13224C #1F397D #2B4FAE #456CD1 #7693DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.41
#2B4FAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.83
#2B4FAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B4FAE
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B4FAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B4FAE | 1.00 | 7.41 | 2.83 | 7.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005CB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0050AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006676
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b4fae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 79, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.158 265.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#777fc7',
500: '#2b4fae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b4fae; $custom-light: #777fc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b4fae",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 79,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.511,
"s": 60.369,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4585,
"c": 0.15763,
"h": 265
},
"luminance": 0.09162
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B4FAE
secondary
#C5AE70
accent
#B844E4
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#0A0A13
muted
#7C7C82