#2B5BA1#2B5BA1

#2B5BA1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.125 H 258.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5BA1
RGB	rgb(43, 91, 161)
HSL	hsl(216, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(216, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.3%, 43.5%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.84, 8.51, -42.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.84, 43.50, 281.28°)
OKLab	oklab(47.52% -0.0259 -0.122)
OKLCH	oklch(47.52% 0.125 258)
XYZ	xyz(11.1680, 10.5678, 35.1625)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5BA1 #A1712B

analogous

#2B96A1 #2B5BA1 #362BA1

triadic

#2B5BA1 #A12B5B #5BA12B

tetradic

#2B5BA1 #A12B96 #A1712B #2BA136

square

#2B5BA1 #A12B96 #A1712B #2BA136

split-complementary

#2B5BA1 #A1362B #96A12B

monochromatic

#112440 #1E4071 #2B5BA1 #3E77CB #6E99D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#2B5BA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#2B5BA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5BA1

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5BA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5BA1	1.00	6.74	3.11	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3961A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2456A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5ba1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 91, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.125 258.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7488bd',
    500: '#2b5ba1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5ba1;
$custom-light: #7488bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5ba1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.593,
    "s": 57.843,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47522,
    "c": 0.12469,
    "h": 258
  },
  "luminance": 0.10569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5BA1

secondary

#BF9C69

accent

#A247E1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5BA1

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

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