#2B5AA4#2B5AA4
#2B5AA4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.130 H 259.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B5AA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 90, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 45.1%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.73, 10.30, -44.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.73, 45.80, 283.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.5% -0.0243 -0.1278) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.5% 0.13 259.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3508, 10.5050, 36.5442) |
| Luminance | 0.1051 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.85
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.56
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.59
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 3.67
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.84
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B5AA4 #A4752B
analogous
#2B96A4 #2B5AA4 #382BA4
triadic
#2B5AA4 #A42B5A #5AA42B
tetradic
#2B5AA4 #A42B96 #A4752B #2BA438
square
#2B5AA4 #A42B96 #A4752B #2BA438
split-complementary
#2B5AA4 #A4382B #96A42B
monochromatic
#122543 #1E3F74 #2B5AA4 #3F76CD #7099D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.77
#2B5AA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.10
#2B5AA4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B5AA4
6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B5AA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B5AA4 | 1.00 | 6.77 | 3.10 | 6.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3561A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1D56A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006B77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b5aa4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 90, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.130 259.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7588bf',
500: '#2b5aa4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b5aa4; $custom-light: #7588bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b5aa4",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 90,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.694,
"s": 58.454,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47498,
"c": 0.13006,
"h": 259.2
},
"luminance": 0.10506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B5AA4
secondary
#C19F6A
accent
#A546E2
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EEEFF7
border
#C9CAD0
text
#090B12
muted
#7B7C81