#2B5BBD#2B5BBD

#2B5BBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.163 H 262.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5BBD
RGB	rgb(43, 91, 189)
HSL	hsl(220, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(220, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 51.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.68, 19.22, -56.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.68, 59.41, 288.88°)
OKLab	oklab(49.53% -0.0214 -0.1618)
OKLCH	oklch(49.53% 0.163 262.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.9194, 11.6683, 49.6529)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5BBD #BD8D2B

analogous

#2BA4BD #2B5BBD #442BBD

triadic

#2B5BBD #BD2B5B #5BBD2B

tetradic

#2B5BBD #BD2BA4 #BD8D2B #2BBD44

square

#2B5BBD #BD2BA4 #BD8D2B #2BBD44

split-complementary

#2B5BBD #BD442B #A4BD2B

monochromatic

#142B59 #20438B #2B5BBD #4E7BD7 #80A0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#2B5BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#2B5BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5BBD

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5BBD	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1967C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 91, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.163 262.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a88d2',
    500: '#2b5bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5bbd;
$custom-light: #7a88d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.274,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49526,
    "c": 0.16326,
    "h": 262.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5BBD

secondary

#CBB079

accent

#B042E6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF9

border

#CACAD2

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5BBD

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

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