#2B599D#2B599D

#2B599D is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.121 H 258.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B599D
RGB	rgb(43, 89, 157)
HSL	hsl(216, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(216, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.6%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.01, 8.28, -41.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.01, 42.42, 281.26°)
OKLab	oklab(46.8% -0.0248 -0.1189)
OKLCH	oklch(46.8% 0.121 258.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.6522, 10.0915, 33.2782)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B599D #9D6F2B

analogous

#2B929D #2B599D #362B9D

triadic

#2B599D #9D2B59 #599D2B

tetradic

#2B599D #9D2B92 #9D6F2B #2B9D36

square

#2B599D #9D2B92 #9D6F2B #2B9D36

split-complementary

#2B599D #9D362B #929D2B

monochromatic

#11233D #1E3E6D #2B599D #3C75CA #6C97D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#2B599D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#2B599D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B599D

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B599D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B599D	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385FA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#24559C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b599d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 89, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.121 258.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7387ba',
    500: '#2b599d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b599d;
$custom-light: #7387ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b599d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.789,
    "s": 57,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46796,
    "c": 0.12148,
    "h": 258.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B599D

secondary

#BD9A66

accent

#A348E0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B599D

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

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