#2B5397#2B5397

#2B5397 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.120 H 260.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5397
RGB	rgb(43, 83, 151)
HSL	hsl(218, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(218, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 45%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.86, 9.93, -41.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.86, 42.61, 283.47°)
OKLab	oklab(45.01% -0.0202 -0.1185)
OKLCH	oklch(45.01% 0.12 260.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.6734, 8.9335, 30.4867)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5397 #976F2B

analogous

#2B8997 #2B5397 #392B97

triadic

#2B5397 #972B53 #53972B

tetradic

#2B5397 #972B89 #976F2B #2B9739

square

#2B5397 #972B89 #976F2B #2B9739

split-complementary

#2B5397 #97392B #89972B

monochromatic

#101F38 #1D3967 #2B5397 #396DC7 #6890D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#2B5397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#2B5397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5397

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5397	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#325A9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5096

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00636D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 83, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.120 260.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7282b6',
    500: '#2b5397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5397;
$custom-light: #7282b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.778,
    "s": 55.67,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45014,
    "c": 0.12024,
    "h": 260.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5397

secondary

#BB9A63

accent

#A749DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5397

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

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