#2B5797#2B5797

#2B5797 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.115 H 257.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5797
RGB	rgb(43, 87, 151)
HSL	hsl(216, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(216, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 42.4%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.05, 7.30, -39.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.05, 40.20, 280.46°)
OKLab	oklab(45.93% -0.0241 -0.1129)
OKLCH	oklch(45.93% 0.115 257.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.9883, 9.5633, 30.5917)
Luminance	0.0956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5797 #976B2B

analogous

#2B8D97 #2B5797 #352B97

triadic

#2B5797 #972B57 #57972B

tetradic

#2B5797 #972B8D #976B2B #2B9735

square

#2B5797 #972B8D #976B2B #2B9735

split-complementary

#2B5797 #97352B #8D972B

monochromatic

#102038 #1D3C67 #2B5797 #3972C7 #6894D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#2B5797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#2B5797 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5797

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5797	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275396

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00666F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 87, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.115 257.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7285b6',
    500: '#2b5797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5797;
$custom-light: #7285b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.556,
    "s": 55.67,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45935,
    "c": 0.11541,
    "h": 257.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5797

secondary

#BB9763

accent

#A249DF

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5797

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

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