#2B5AAE#2B5AAE

#2B5AAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.144 H 261.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5AAE
RGB	rgb(43, 90, 174)
HSL	hsl(218, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(218, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 48.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.38, 14.13, -49.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.38, 51.49, 285.93°)
OKLab	oklab(48.2% -0.0226 -0.1422)
OKLCH	oklch(48.2% 0.144 261)
XYZ	xyz(12.2897, 10.8805, 41.4886)
Luminance	0.1088 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5AAE #AE7F2B

analogous

#2B9CAE #2B5AAE #3D2BAE

triadic

#2B5AAE #AE2B5A #5AAE2B

tetradic

#2B5AAE #AE2B9C #AE7F2B #2BAE3D

square

#2B5AAE #AE2B9C #AE7F2B #2BAE3D

split-complementary

#2B5AAE #AE3D2B #9CAE2B

monochromatic

#13274C #1F417D #2B5AAE #4577D1 #769BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#2B5AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#2B5AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5AAE

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5AAE	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B63B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0157AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 90, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.144 261.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7788c7',
    500: '#2b5aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5aae;
$custom-light: #7788c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.473,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48201,
    "c": 0.14395,
    "h": 261
  },
  "luminance": 0.10882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5AAE

secondary

#C5A670

accent

#AA44E4

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5AAE

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