#2B50BD#2B50BD

#2B50BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.177 H 265.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B50BD
RGB	rgb(43, 80, 189)
HSL	hsl(225, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(225, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 57.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.70, 26.44, -61.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.70, 66.53, 293.42°)
OKLab	oklab(47.27% -0.0134 -0.1762)
OKLCH	oklch(47.27% 0.177 265.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.0470, 9.9236, 49.3621)
Luminance	0.0993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B50BD #BD982B

analogous

#2B99BD #2B50BD #4F2BBD

triadic

#2B50BD #BD2B50 #50BD2B

tetradic

#2B50BD #BD2B99 #BD982B #2BBD4F

square

#2B50BD #BD2B99 #BD982B #2BBD4F

split-complementary

#2B50BD #BD4F2B #99BD2B

monochromatic

#142659 #203B8B #2B50BD #4E71D7 #8099E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#2B50BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#2B50BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B50BD

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B50BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B50BD	1.00	7.04	2.99	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b50bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 80, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.177 265.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b80d2',
    500: '#2b50bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b50bd;
$custom-light: #7b80d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b50bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.795,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47274,
    "c": 0.17676,
    "h": 265.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B50BD

secondary

#CBB679

accent

#BC42E6

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEEFA

border

#CAC9D3

text

#0B0A14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B50BD

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

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