#2B56AE#2B56AE

#2B56AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.149 H 262.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B56AE
RGB	rgb(43, 86, 174)
HSL	hsl(220, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(220, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 50.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.24, 16.76, -51.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.24, 54.02, 288.08°)
OKLab	oklab(47.33% -0.0193 -0.1476)
OKLCH	oklch(47.33% 0.149 262.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.9613, 10.2238, 41.3792)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B56AE #AE832B

analogous

#2B98AE #2B56AE #412BAE

triadic

#2B56AE #AE2B56 #56AE2B

tetradic

#2B56AE #AE2B98 #AE832B #2BAE41

square

#2B56AE #AE2B98 #AE832B #2BAE41

split-complementary

#2B56AE #AE412B #98AE2B

monochromatic

#13254C #1F3E7D #2B56AE #4573D1 #7698DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#2B56AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#2B56AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B56AE

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B56AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B56AE	1.00	6.90	3.05	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2160B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b56ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 86, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.149 262.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7785c7',
    500: '#2b56ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b56ae;
$custom-light: #7785c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b56ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.305,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47331,
    "c": 0.14888,
    "h": 262.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B56AE

secondary

#C5A970

accent

#AF44E4

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B56AE

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

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