#2B5ABD#2B5ABD

#2B5ABD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.164 H 262.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5ABD
RGB	rgb(43, 90, 189)
HSL	hsl(221, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(221, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 52.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.41, 19.88, -56.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.41, 60.04, 289.33°)
OKLab	oklab(49.32% -0.0207 -0.1632)
OKLCH	oklch(49.32% 0.164 262.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.8344, 11.4985, 49.6245)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5ABD #BD8E2B

analogous

#2BA3BD #2B5ABD #452BBD

triadic

#2B5ABD #BD2B5A #5ABD2B

tetradic

#2B5ABD #BD2BA3 #BD8E2B #2BBD45

square

#2B5ABD #BD2BA3 #BD8E2B #2BBD45

split-complementary

#2B5ABD #BD452B #A3BD2B

monochromatic

#142B59 #20428B #2B5ABD #4E7AD7 #80A0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#2B5ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#2B5ABD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5ABD

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5ABD	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1466C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 90, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.164 262.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a88d2',
    500: '#2b5abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5abd;
$custom-light: #7a88d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.685,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49316,
    "c": 0.16448,
    "h": 262.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5ABD

secondary

#CBB179

accent

#B142E6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF9

border

#CACAD2

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5ABD

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

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