#2B517D#2B517D

#2B517D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.085 H 253.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B517D
RGB	rgb(43, 81, 125)
HSL	hsl(212, 49%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(212, 66%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.6%, 35.2%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.73, 1.43, -28.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.73, 28.96, 272.83°)
OKLab	oklab(42.87% -0.0244 -0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(42.87% 0.085 253.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.6390, 7.8784, 20.5162)
Luminance	0.0788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B517D #7D572B

analogous

#2B7A7D #2B517D #2E2B7D

triadic

#2B517D #7D2B51 #517D2B

tetradic

#2B517D #7D2B7A #7D572B #2B7D2E

square

#2B517D #7D2B7A #7D572B #2B7D2E

split-complementary

#2B517D #7D2E2B #7A7D2B

monochromatic

#0C1622 #1B334F #2B517D #3B6FAB #5C8DC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.15

#2B517D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#2B517D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B517D

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B517D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B517D	1.00	8.15	2.58	8.15
#FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E547F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#334C7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b517d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 81, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.085 253.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d81a3',
    500: '#2b517d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b517d;
$custom-light: #6d81a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b517d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.195,
    "s": 48.81,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42867,
    "c": 0.08544,
    "h": 253.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B517D

secondary

#AD8557

accent

#994FD8

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF3

border

#C7C9CD

text

#070A0F

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B517D

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

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