#2B5AB9#2B5AB9

#2B5AB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.159 H 262.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5AB9
RGB	rgb(43, 90, 185)
HSL	hsl(220, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(220, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 51.4%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.13, 18.35, -54.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.13, 57.77, 288.52°)
OKLab	oklab(49.01% -0.0211 -0.1576)
OKLCH	oklch(49.01% 0.159 262.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.4062, 11.3272, 47.3693)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5AB9 #B98A2B

analogous

#2BA1B9 #2B5AB9 #432BB9

triadic

#2B5AB9 #B92B5A #5AB92B

tetradic

#2B5AB9 #B92BA1 #B98A2B #2BB943

square

#2B5AB9 #B92BA1 #B98A2B #2BB943

split-complementary

#2B5AB9 #B9432B #A1B92B

monochromatic

#142A56 #1F4287 #2B5AB9 #4C79D5 #7E9EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#2B5AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#2B5AB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5AB9

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5AB9	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C65BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 90, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.159 262.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7988cf',
    500: '#2b5ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5ab9;
$custom-light: #7988cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.141,
    "s": 62.281,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49012,
    "c": 0.15905,
    "h": 262.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5AB9

secondary

#C9AE76

accent

#AF42E5

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF9

border

#CACAD2

text

#0A0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5AB9

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

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