#2B516D#2B516D

#2B516D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.064 H 242.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B516D
RGB	rgb(43, 81, 109)
HSL	hsl(205, 43%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(205, 61%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 25.7%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.92, -4.35, -20.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.92, 20.68, 257.85°)
OKLab	oklab(41.97% -0.0297 -0.0566)
OKLCH	oklch(41.97% 0.064 242.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.6980, 7.5020, 15.5601)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B516D #6D472B

analogous

#2B6D68 #2B516D #2B306D

triadic

#2B516D #6D2B51 #516D2B

tetradic

#2B516D #682B6D #6D472B #306D2B

square

#2B516D #682B6D #6D472B #306D2B

split-complementary

#2B516D #6D2B30 #6D682B

monochromatic

#091016 #1A3041 #2B516D #3C7299 #5691BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#2B516D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#2B516D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B516D

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B516D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B516D	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45516E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C4A6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00585B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b516d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 81, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.064 242.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a8197',
    500: '#2b516d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b516d;
$custom-light: #6a8197;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b516d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.455,
    "s": 43.421,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41969,
    "c": 0.06396,
    "h": 242.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B516D

secondary

#9F7455

accent

#8A55D3

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#070A0D

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B516D

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

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