#2B5296#2B5296

#2B5296 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.120 H 260.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5296
RGB	rgb(43, 82, 150)
HSL	hsl(218, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(218, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 45.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.50, 10.21, -41.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.50, 42.65, 283.85°)
OKLab	oklab(44.72% -0.0195 -0.1184)
OKLCH	oklch(44.72% 0.12 260.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.5166, 8.7492, 30.0355)
Luminance	0.0875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5296 #966F2B

analogous

#2B8796 #2B5296 #3A2B96

triadic

#2B5296 #962B52 #52962B

tetradic

#2B5296 #962B87 #966F2B #2B963A

square

#2B5296 #962B87 #966F2B #2B963A

split-complementary

#2B5296 #963A2B #87962B

monochromatic

#101E37 #1D3866 #2B5296 #396CC6 #688FD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#2B5296 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#2B5296 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5296

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5296	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5296	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#305999

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D4F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00626C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5296;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 82, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.120 260.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7282b5',
    500: '#2b5296',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5296;
$custom-light: #7282b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5296",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.131,
    "s": 55.44,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44717,
    "c": 0.12004,
    "h": 260.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5296

secondary

#BA9A63

accent

#A849DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5296

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

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