#2B5697#2B5697

#2B5697 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.117 H 258.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5697
RGB	rgb(43, 86, 151)
HSL	hsl(216, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(216, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 43%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.75, 7.95, -40.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.75, 40.79, 281.24°)
OKLab	oklab(45.7% -0.0232 -0.1143)
OKLCH	oklch(45.7% 0.117 258.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.9079, 9.4025, 30.5649)
Luminance	0.0940 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5697 #976C2B

analogous

#2B8C97 #2B5697 #362B97

triadic

#2B5697 #972B56 #56972B

tetradic

#2B5697 #972B8C #976C2B #2B9736

square

#2B5697 #972B8C #976C2B #2B9736

split-complementary

#2B5697 #97362B #8C972B

monochromatic

#102038 #1D3B67 #2B5697 #3971C7 #6893D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.29

#2B5697 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#2B5697 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5697

7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5697	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5697	1.00	7.29	2.88	7.29
#FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255296

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00656F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5697;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 86, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.117 258.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7285b6',
    500: '#2b5697',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5697;
$custom-light: #7285b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5697",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.111,
    "s": 55.67,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45703,
    "c": 0.1166,
    "h": 258.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5697

secondary

#BB9863

accent

#A349DF

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5697

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

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