#2B56A4#2B56A4

#2B56A4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.135 H 261.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B56A4
RGB	rgb(43, 86, 164)
HSL	hsl(219, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(219, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.8%, 47.6%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.57, 12.93, -46.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.57, 48.26, 285.54°)
OKLab	oklab(46.6% -0.0207 -0.1333)
OKLCH	oklch(46.6% 0.135 261.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.0225, 9.8483, 36.4348)
Luminance	0.0985 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B56A4 #A4792B

analogous

#2B92A4 #2B56A4 #3D2BA4

triadic

#2B56A4 #A42B56 #56A42B

tetradic

#2B56A4 #A42B92 #A4792B #2BA43D

square

#2B56A4 #A42B92 #A4792B #2BA43D

split-complementary

#2B56A4 #A43D2B #92A42B

monochromatic

#122343 #1E3D74 #2B56A4 #3F72CD #7095D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#2B56A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#2B56A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B56A4

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B56A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B56A4	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C5EA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E53A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006875

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b56a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 86, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.135 261.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7585bf',
    500: '#2b56a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b56a4;
$custom-light: #7585bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b56a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.678,
    "s": 58.454,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46601,
    "c": 0.13493,
    "h": 261.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B56A4

secondary

#C1A26A

accent

#AA46E2

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF7

border

#C9CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B56A4

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

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