#2B5899#2B5899

#2B5899 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.117 H 257.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5899
RGB	rgb(43, 88, 153)
HSL	hsl(215, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(215, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 42.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.47, 7.41, -40.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.47, 40.75, 280.48°)
OKLab	oklab(46.3% -0.0247 -0.1144)
OKLCH	oklch(46.3% 0.117 257.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.2337, 9.7919, 31.4815)
Luminance	0.0979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5899 #996C2B

analogous

#2B8F99 #2B5899 #352B99

triadic

#2B5899 #992B58 #58992B

tetradic

#2B5899 #992B8F #996C2B #2B9935

square

#2B5899 #992B8F #996C2B #2B9935

split-complementary

#2B5899 #99352B #8F992B

monochromatic

#102139 #1E3D69 #2B5899 #3A74C8 #6995D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#2B5899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#2B5899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5899

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5899	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395E9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275398

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006771

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 88, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.117 257.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7286b7',
    500: '#2b5899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5899;
$custom-light: #7286b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.455,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46299,
    "c": 0.11704,
    "h": 257.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5899

secondary

#BC9864

accent

#A248DF

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5899

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

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