#2B5472#2B5472

#2B5472 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.068 H 242.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5472
RGB	rgb(43, 84, 114)
HSL	hsl(205, 45%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(205, 62%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.3%, 26.3%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.13, -4.47, -21.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.13, 21.93, 258.24°)
OKLab	oklab(43% -0.0316 -0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(43% 0.068 242.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.2027, 8.0685, 17.0941)
Luminance	0.0807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5472 #72492B

analogous

#2B726C #2B5472 #2B3072

triadic

#2B5472 #722B54 #54722B

tetradic

#2B5472 #6C2B72 #72492B #30722B

square

#2B5472 #6C2B72 #72492B #30722B

split-complementary

#2B5472 #722B30 #726C2B

monochromatic

#091319 #1A3346 #2B5472 #3C759E #5894C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#2B5472 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#2B5472 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5472

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5472	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5472	1.00	8.03	2.61	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#475473

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D4D71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5472;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 84, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.068 242.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b849a',
    500: '#2b5472',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5472;
$custom-light: #6b849a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5472",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.352,
    "s": 45.223,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42997,
    "c": 0.06801,
    "h": 242.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08069
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5472

secondary

#A47655

accent

#8A53D5

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#ECEFF2

border

#C7CACC

text

#070A0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5472

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

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