#2B5494#2B5494

#2B5494 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.115 H 259.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5494
RGB	rgb(43, 84, 148)
HSL	hsl(217, 55%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(217, 71%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 43.2%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.97, 8.12, -39.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.97, 40.27, 281.64°)
OKLab	oklab(45.04% -0.0218 -0.1126)
OKLCH	oklch(45.04% 0.115 259)
XYZ	xyz(9.5100, 8.9914, 29.2456)
Luminance	0.0899 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5494 #946B2B

analogous

#2B8994 #2B5494 #362B94

triadic

#2B5494 #942B54 #54942B

tetradic

#2B5494 #942B89 #946B2B #2B9436

square

#2B5494 #942B89 #946B2B #2B9436

split-complementary

#2B5494 #94362B #89942B

monochromatic

#0F1E35 #1D3965 #2B5494 #396FC3 #6791D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#2B5494 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#2B5494 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5494

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5494	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5494	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365A96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245093

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00636C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5494;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 84, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.115 259.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7183b4',
    500: '#2b5494',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5494;
$custom-light: #7183b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5494",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.571,
    "s": 54.974,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4504,
    "c": 0.11475,
    "h": 259
  },
  "luminance": 0.08992
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5494

secondary

#B99762

accent

#A449DE

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5494

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

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