#2B5799#2B5799

#2B5799 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.118 H 258.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5799
RGB	rgb(43, 87, 153)
HSL	hsl(216, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(216, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 43.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.17, 8.06, -40.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.17, 41.34, 281.25°)
OKLab	oklab(46.07% -0.0237 -0.1158)
OKLCH	oklch(46.07% 0.118 258.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.1521, 9.6288, 31.4543)
Luminance	0.0963 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5799 #996D2B

analogous

#2B8E99 #2B5799 #362B99

triadic

#2B5799 #992B57 #57992B

tetradic

#2B5799 #992B8E #996D2B #2B9936

square

#2B5799 #992B8E #996D2B #2B9936

split-complementary

#2B5799 #99362B #8E992B

monochromatic

#102139 #1E3C69 #2B5799 #3A72C8 #6994D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#2B5799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#2B5799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5799

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5799	1.00	7.18	2.93	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255398

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006670

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 87, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.118 258.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7285b7',
    500: '#2b5799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5799;
$custom-light: #7285b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46068,
    "c": 0.11823,
    "h": 258.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5799

secondary

#BC9964

accent

#A348DF

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5799

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

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