#2B5BAE#2B5BAE

#2B5BAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.143 H 260.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5BAE
RGB	rgb(43, 91, 174)
HSL	hsl(218, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(218, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 47.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.67, 13.48, -49.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.67, 50.87, 285.37°)
OKLab	oklab(48.42% -0.0235 -0.1408)
OKLCH	oklch(48.42% 0.143 260.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.3746, 11.0504, 41.5170)
Luminance	0.1105 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5BAE #AE7E2B

analogous

#2B9DAE #2B5BAE #3C2BAE

triadic

#2B5BAE #AE2B5B #5BAE2B

tetradic

#2B5BAE #AE2B9D #AE7E2B #2BAE3C

square

#2B5BAE #AE2B9D #AE7E2B #2BAE3C

split-complementary

#2B5BAE #AE3C2B #9DAE2B

monochromatic

#13284C #1F417D #2B5BAE #4578D1 #769CDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#2B5BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#2B5BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5BAE

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5BAE	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E64B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0858AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 91, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.143 260.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7788c7',
    500: '#2b5bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5bae;
$custom-light: #7788c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.015,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48421,
    "c": 0.14272,
    "h": 260.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5BAE

secondary

#C5A670

accent

#A944E4

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5BAE

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

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