#2B5997#2B5997

#2B5997 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.113 H 256.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5997
RGB	rgb(43, 89, 151)
HSL	hsl(214, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(214, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 41.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.65, 6.00, -38.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.65, 39.04, 278.84°)
OKLab	oklab(46.4% -0.0261 -0.11)
OKLCH	oklch(46.4% 0.113 256.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.1525, 9.8916, 30.6464)
Luminance	0.0989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5997 #97692B

analogous

#2B8F97 #2B5997 #332B97

triadic

#2B5997 #972B59 #59972B

tetradic

#2B5997 #972B8F #97692B #2B9733

square

#2B5997 #972B8F #97692B #2B9733

split-complementary

#2B5997 #97332B #8F972B

monochromatic

#102138 #1D3D67 #2B5997 #3975C7 #6896D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#2B5997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#2B5997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5997

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5997	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C5E99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006770

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 89, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.113 256.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7287b6',
    500: '#2b5997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5997;
$custom-light: #7287b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.444,
    "s": 55.67,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46401,
    "c": 0.11308,
    "h": 256.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5997

secondary

#BB9563

accent

#9F49DF

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5997

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

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