#2B5BA9#2B5BA9
#2B5BA9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.136 H 259.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B5BA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 91, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 46.2%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.34, 11.56, -46.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.34, 48.03, 283.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.07% -0.0243 -0.1336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.07% 0.136 259.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8962, 10.8590, 38.9975) |
| Luminance | 0.1086 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.04
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.27
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.69
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.17
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.22
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B5BA9 #A9792B
analogous
#2B9AA9 #2B5BA9 #3A2BA9
triadic
#2B5BA9 #A92B5B #5BA92B
tetradic
#2B5BA9 #A92B9A #A9792B #2BA93A
square
#2B5BA9 #A92B9A #A9792B #2BA93A
split-complementary
#2B5BA9 #A93A2B #9AA92B
monochromatic
#122647 #1F4178 #2B5BA9 #4278CF #739BDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.62
#2B5BA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#2B5BA9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B5BA9
6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B5BA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B5BA9 | 1.00 | 6.62 | 3.17 | 6.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3363AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1757A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006D7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b5ba9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 91, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.136 259.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7688c3',
500: '#2b5ba9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b5ba9; $custom-light: #7688c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b5ba9",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 91,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.143,
"s": 59.434,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48069,
"c": 0.13581,
"h": 259.7
},
"luminance": 0.1086
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B5BA9
secondary
#C3A26D
accent
#A745E3
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEEFF8
border
#C9CAD1
text
#0A0B12
muted
#7C7C81