#2B5796#2B5796

#2B5796 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.114 H 257.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5796
RGB	rgb(43, 87, 150)
HSL	hsl(215, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(215, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 42%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.99, 6.92, -39.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.99, 39.63, 280.06°)
OKLab	oklab(45.87% -0.0244 -0.1114)
OKLCH	oklch(45.87% 0.114 257.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.9075, 9.5309, 30.1658)
Luminance	0.0953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5796 #966A2B

analogous

#2B8C96 #2B5796 #342B96

triadic

#2B5796 #962B57 #57962B

tetradic

#2B5796 #962B8C #966A2B #2B9634

square

#2B5796 #962B8C #966A2B #2B9634

split-complementary

#2B5796 #96342B #8C962B

monochromatic

#102037 #1D3B66 #2B5796 #3973C6 #6894D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#2B5796 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#2B5796 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5796

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5796	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5796	1.00	7.23	2.91	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395C98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285295

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00666F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5796;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 87, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.114 257.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7285b5',
    500: '#2b5796',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5796;
$custom-light: #7285b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5796",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.327,
    "s": 55.44,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45869,
    "c": 0.11401,
    "h": 257.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5796

secondary

#BA9663

accent

#A149DF

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5796

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

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