#2B5BAF#2B5BAF

#2B5BAF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.144 H 260.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5BAF
RGB	rgb(43, 91, 175)
HSL	hsl(218, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(218, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 48%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.73, 13.86, -49.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.73, 51.44, 285.63°)
OKLab	oklab(48.49% -0.0233 -0.1422)
OKLCH	oklch(48.49% 0.144 260.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.4724, 11.0895, 42.0323)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5BAF #AF7F2B

analogous

#2B9DAF #2B5BAF #3D2BAF

triadic

#2B5BAF #AF2B5B #5BAF2B

tetradic

#2B5BAF #AF2B9D #AF7F2B #2BAF3D

square

#2B5BAF #AF2B9D #AF7F2B #2BAF3D

split-complementary

#2B5BAF #AF3D2B #9DAF2B

monochromatic

#13284D #1F417E #2B5BAF #4679D1 #779CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#2B5BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#2B5BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5BAF

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5BAF	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D64B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0458AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 91, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.144 260.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7788c7',
    500: '#2b5baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5baf;
$custom-light: #7788c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.182,
    "s": 60.55,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48493,
    "c": 0.14411,
    "h": 260.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5BAF

secondary

#C5A670

accent

#AA44E4

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5BAF

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

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