#2B538C#2B538C

#2B538C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.105 H 257.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B538C
RGB	rgb(43, 83, 140)
HSL	hsl(215, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(215, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 40.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.19, 5.74, -35.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.19, 36.28, 279.11°)
OKLab	oklab(44.28% -0.0226 -0.102)
OKLCH	oklch(44.28% 0.105 257.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.8214, 8.5927, 25.9995)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B538C #8C642B

analogous

#2B838C #2B538C #342B8C

triadic

#2B538C #8C2B53 #538C2B

tetradic

#2B538C #8C2B83 #8C642B #2B8C34

square

#2B538C #8C2B83 #8C642B #2B8C34

split-complementary

#2B538C #8C342B #838C2B

monochromatic

#0E1B2E #1D375D #2B538C #396FBB #628FCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#2B538C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#2B538C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B538C

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B538C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B538C	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39588E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A4F8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006068

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b538c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 83, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.105 257.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7083ae',
    500: '#2b538c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b538c;
$custom-light: #7083ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b538c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.258,
    "s": 53.005,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4428,
    "c": 0.10451,
    "h": 257.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B538C

secondary

#B5915E

accent

#A14BDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B538C

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

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