#2B538E#2B538E

#2B538E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.107 H 258.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B538E
RGB	rgb(43, 83, 142)
HSL	hsl(216, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(216, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.7%, 41.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.31, 6.50, -36.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.31, 37.42, 280.00°)
OKLab	oklab(44.41% -0.0221 -0.1051)
OKLCH	oklch(44.41% 0.107 258.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.9702, 8.6522, 26.7832)
Luminance	0.0865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B538E #8E662B

analogous

#2B858E #2B538E #352B8E

triadic

#2B538E #8E2B53 #538E2B

tetradic

#2B538E #8E2B85 #8E662B #2B8E35

square

#2B538E #8E2B85 #8E662B #2B8E35

split-complementary

#2B538E #8E352B #858E2B

monochromatic

#0F1C30 #1D385F #2B538E #396EBD #638FD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#2B538E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#2B538E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B538E

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B538E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B538E	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385890

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#284F8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006169

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b538e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 83, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.107 258.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7082af',
    500: '#2b538e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b538e;
$custom-light: #7082af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b538e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.758,
    "s": 53.514,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4441,
    "c": 0.10738,
    "h": 258.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B538E

secondary

#B6935F

accent

#A24BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B538E

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

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