#2B5BA7#2B5BA7

#2B5BA7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.133 H 259.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5BA7
RGB	rgb(43, 91, 167)
HSL	hsl(217, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(217, 74%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 45.5%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.22, 10.80, -45.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.22, 46.89, 283.31°)
OKLab	oklab(47.93% -0.0247 -0.1307)
OKLCH	oklch(47.93% 0.133 259.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.7099, 10.7845, 38.0162)
Luminance	0.1079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5BA7 #A7772B

analogous

#2B99A7 #2B5BA7 #392BA7

triadic

#2B5BA7 #A72B5B #5BA72B

tetradic

#2B5BA7 #A72B99 #A7772B #2BA739

square

#2B5BA7 #A72B99 #A7772B #2BA739

split-complementary

#2B5BA7 #A7392B #99A72B

monochromatic

#122646 #1E4076 #2B5BA7 #4178CE #729ADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#2B5BA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#2B5BA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5BA7

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5BA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5BA7	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3462AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B57A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5ba7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 91, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.133 259.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7588c2',
    500: '#2b5ba7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5ba7;
$custom-light: #7588c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5ba7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.774,
    "s": 59.048,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4793,
    "c": 0.13303,
    "h": 259.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5BA7

secondary

#C2A16C

accent

#A646E2

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF7

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5BA7

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

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