#2B5499#2B5499

#2B5499 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.122 H 260.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5499
RGB	rgb(43, 84, 153)
HSL	hsl(218, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(218, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 45.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.28, 10.03, -41.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.28, 43.15, 283.44°)
OKLab	oklab(45.38% -0.0208 -0.1201)
OKLCH	oklch(45.38% 0.122 260.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.9143, 9.1531, 31.3750)
Luminance	0.0915 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5499 #99702B

analogous

#2B8B99 #2B5499 #392B99

triadic

#2B5499 #992B54 #54992B

tetradic

#2B5499 #992B8B #99702B #2B9939

square

#2B5499 #992B8B #99702B #2B9939

split-complementary

#2B5499 #99392B #8B992B

monochromatic

#102039 #1E3A69 #2B5499 #3A6FC8 #6992D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#2B5499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#2B5499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5499

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5499	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#325B9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D5198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00646F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 84, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.122 260.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7283b7',
    500: '#2b5499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5499;
$custom-light: #7283b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.636,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4538,
    "c": 0.12186,
    "h": 260.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5499

secondary

#BC9B64

accent

#A748DF

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5499

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

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