#2B599C#2B599C

#2B599C is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.120 H 258.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B599C
RGB	rgb(43, 89, 156)
HSL	hsl(216, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(216, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 42.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 7.90, -41.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 41.86, 280.88°)
OKLab	oklab(46.73% -0.025 -0.1174)
OKLCH	oklch(46.73% 0.12 258)
XYZ	xyz(10.5672, 10.0575, 32.8304)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B599C #9C6E2B

analogous

#2B929C #2B599C #362B9C

triadic

#2B599C #9C2B59 #599C2B

tetradic

#2B599C #9C2B92 #9C6E2B #2B9C36

square

#2B599C #9C2B92 #9C6E2B #2B9C36

split-complementary

#2B599C #9C362B #929C2B

monochromatic

#11223C #1E3E6C #2B599C #3B75C9 #6B97D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#2B599C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#2B599C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B599C

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B599C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B599C	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395F9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26549B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b599c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 89, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.120 258.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7387b9',
    500: '#2b599c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b599c;
$custom-light: #7387b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b599c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.575,
    "s": 56.784,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46729,
    "c": 0.12007,
    "h": 258
  },
  "luminance": 0.10059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B599C

secondary

#BD9966

accent

#A248E0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B599C

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

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