#2B5699#2B5699

#2B5699 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.119 H 259.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5699
RGB	rgb(43, 86, 153)
HSL	hsl(217, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(217, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 43.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.87, 8.72, -41.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.87, 41.93, 282.00°)
OKLab	oklab(45.84% -0.0227 -0.1172)
OKLCH	oklch(45.84% 0.119 259)
XYZ	xyz(10.0717, 9.4680, 31.4275)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5699 #996E2B

analogous

#2B8D99 #2B5699 #372B99

triadic

#2B5699 #992B56 #56992B

tetradic

#2B5699 #992B8D #996E2B #2B9937

square

#2B5699 #992B8D #996E2B #2B9937

split-complementary

#2B5699 #99372B #8D992B

monochromatic

#102039 #1E3B69 #2B5699 #3A71C8 #6993D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#2B5699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#2B5699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5699

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5699	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365C9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225298

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006670

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 86, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.119 259.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7285b7',
    500: '#2b5699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5699;
$custom-light: #7285b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.545,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45837,
    "c": 0.11942,
    "h": 259
  },
  "luminance": 0.09469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5699

secondary

#BC9964

accent

#A448DF

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5699

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

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