#2B508E#2B508E

#2B508E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.111 H 260.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B508E
RGB	rgb(43, 80, 142)
HSL	hsl(218, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(218, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.7%, 43.7%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.40, 8.48, -38.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.40, 39.22, 282.48°)
OKLab	oklab(43.71% -0.0191 -0.1093)
OKLCH	oklch(43.71% 0.111 260.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.7457, 8.2030, 26.7084)
Luminance	0.0820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B508E #8E692B

analogous

#2B828E #2B508E #382B8E

triadic

#2B508E #8E2B50 #508E2B

tetradic

#2B508E #8E2B82 #8E692B #2B8E38

square

#2B508E #8E2B82 #8E692B #2B8E38

split-complementary

#2B508E #8E382B #828E2B

monochromatic

#0F1B30 #1D365F #2B508E #396ABD #638CD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#2B508E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#2B508E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B508E

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B508E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B508E	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#335690

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#224D8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b508e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 80, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.111 260.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7080af',
    500: '#2b508e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b508e;
$custom-light: #7080af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b508e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.576,
    "s": 53.514,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4371,
    "c": 0.111,
    "h": 260.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B508E

secondary

#B6955F

accent

#A64BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B508E

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

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