#2B5BB3#2B5BB3
#2B5BB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.150 H 261.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B5BB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 91, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 49.2%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.00, 15.40, -51.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.00, 53.72, 286.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.78% -0.0227 -0.1479) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.78% 0.15 261.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.8711, 11.2490, 44.1320) |
| Luminance | 0.1125 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 2.76
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.12
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.23
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 5.30
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.33
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B5BB3 #B3832B
analogous
#2B9FB3 #2B5BB3 #3F2BB3
triadic
#2B5BB3 #B32B5B #5BB32B
tetradic
#2B5BB3 #B32B9F #B3832B #2BB33F
square
#2B5BB3 #B32B9F #B3832B #2BB33F
split-complementary
#2B5BB3 #B33F2B #9FB32B
monochromatic
#132950 #1F4282 #2B5BB3 #4879D3 #799DDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.46
#2B5BB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.25
#2B5BB3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B5BB3
6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B5BB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B5BB3 | 1.00 | 6.46 | 3.25 | 6.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2865B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0058B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00707E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b5bb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 91, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.150 261.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7888ca',
500: '#2b5bb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b5bb3; $custom-light: #7888ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b5bb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 91,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.824,
"s": 61.261,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48782,
"c": 0.14961,
"h": 261.3
},
"luminance": 0.1125
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B5BB3
secondary
#C7A973
accent
#AC43E4
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEEFF8
border
#C9CAD1
text
#0A0B13
muted
#7C7C82