#2B5CAA#2B5CAA
#2B5CAA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.136 H 259.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B5CAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 92, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.7%, 45.9%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.70, 11.30, -46.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.70, 47.99, 283.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.36% -0.025 -0.1337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.36% 0.136 259.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0765, 11.0688, 39.5224) |
| Luminance | 0.1107 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 2.74
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.41
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.90
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.25
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.48
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B5CAA #AA792B
analogous
#2B9CAA #2B5CAA #392BAA
triadic
#2B5CAA #AA2B5C #5CAA2B
tetradic
#2B5CAA #AA2B9C #AA792B #2BAA39
square
#2B5CAA #AA2B9C #AA792B #2BAA39
split-complementary
#2B5CAA #AA392B #9CAA2B
monochromatic
#122748 #1F4279 #2B5CAA #4379CF #749CDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.53
#2B5CAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.21
#2B5CAA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B5CAA
6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B5CAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B5CAA | 1.00 | 6.53 | 3.21 | 6.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3464AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1858A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006E7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b5caa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 92, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.136 259.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7689c4',
500: '#2b5caa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b5caa; $custom-light: #7689c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b5caa",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 92,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.85,
"s": 59.624,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48362,
"c": 0.13598,
"h": 259.4
},
"luminance": 0.1107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B5CAA
secondary
#C3A26E
accent
#A645E3
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEF0F8
border
#C9CBD1
text
#0A0B13
muted
#7C7C82