#2B5CA8#2B5CA8
#2B5CA8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.133 H 259.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B5CA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 92, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 45.2%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.57, 10.53, -45.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.57, 46.86, 282.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.22% -0.0254 -0.1308) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.22% 0.133 259) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8887, 10.9937, 38.5336) |
| Luminance | 0.1100 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 2.86
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.25
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.03
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.05
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.29
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B5CA8 #A8772B
analogous
#2B9BA8 #2B5CA8 #392BA8
triadic
#2B5CA8 #A82B5C #5CA82B
tetradic
#2B5CA8 #A82B9B #A8772B #2BA839
square
#2B5CA8 #A82B9B #A8772B #2BA839
split-complementary
#2B5CA8 #A8392B #9BA82B
monochromatic
#122747 #1F4177 #2B5CA8 #4279CF #729BDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.56
#2B5CA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.20
#2B5CA8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B5CA8
6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B5CA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B5CA8 | 1.00 | 6.56 | 3.20 | 6.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3563AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1C58A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006E7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b5ca8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 92, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.133 259.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7589c2',
500: '#2b5ca8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b5ca8; $custom-light: #7589c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b5ca8",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 92,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.48,
"s": 59.242,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48224,
"c": 0.13321,
"h": 259
},
"luminance": 0.10995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B5CA8
secondary
#C2A16C
accent
#A545E2
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEF0F8
border
#C9CBD1
text
#0A0B12
muted
#7C7C81