#2B5396#2B5396

#2B5396 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.119 H 260.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5396
RGB	rgb(43, 83, 150)
HSL	hsl(218, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(218, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 44.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.79, 9.55, -40.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.79, 42.03, 283.13°)
OKLab	oklab(44.95% -0.0204 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(44.95% 0.119 260.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.5926, 8.9011, 30.0608)
Luminance	0.0890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5396 #966E2B

analogous

#2B8896 #2B5396 #382B96

triadic

#2B5396 #962B53 #53962B

tetradic

#2B5396 #962B88 #966E2B #2B9638

square

#2B5396 #962B88 #966E2B #2B9638

split-complementary

#2B5396 #96382B #88962B

monochromatic

#101E37 #1D3966 #2B5396 #396DC6 #6890D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#2B5396 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#2B5396 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5396

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5396	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5396	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#325999

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00636D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5396;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 83, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.119 260.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7282b5',
    500: '#2b5396',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5396;
$custom-light: #7282b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5396",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.57,
    "s": 55.44,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44945,
    "c": 0.11881,
    "h": 260.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5396

secondary

#BA9963

accent

#A749DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5396

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

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