#2B5AA0#2B5AA0

#2B5AA0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.124 H 258.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5AA0
RGB	rgb(43, 90, 160)
HSL	hsl(216, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(216, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 43.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.49, 8.77, -42.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.49, 43.53, 281.63°)
OKLab	oklab(47.23% -0.0251 -0.1219)
OKLCH	oklch(47.23% 0.124 258.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.9953, 10.3628, 34.6716)
Luminance	0.1036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5AA0 #A0712B

analogous

#2B95A0 #2B5AA0 #362BA0

triadic

#2B5AA0 #A02B5A #5AA02B

tetradic

#2B5AA0 #A02B95 #A0712B #2BA036

square

#2B5AA0 #A02B95 #A0712B #2BA036

split-complementary

#2B5AA0 #A0362B #95A02B

monochromatic

#112440 #1E3F70 #2B5AA0 #3D76CB #6E98D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#2B5AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#2B5AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5AA0

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5AA0	1.00	6.83	3.07	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3860A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23569F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 90, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.124 258.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7488bc',
    500: '#2b5aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5aa0;
$custom-light: #7488bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.897,
    "s": 57.635,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47226,
    "c": 0.12448,
    "h": 258.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5AA0

secondary

#BF9C68

accent

#A347E1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5AA0

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

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