#2B5CAC#2B5CAC

#2B5CAC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.139 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5CAC
RGB	rgb(43, 92, 172)
HSL	hsl(217, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(217, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 46.5%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.82, 12.06, -47.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.82, 49.12, 284.21°)
OKLab	oklab(48.5% -0.0247 -0.1365)
OKLCH	oklch(48.5% 0.139 259.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.2671, 11.1451, 40.5264)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5CAC #AC7B2B

analogous

#2B9DAC #2B5CAC #3A2BAC

triadic

#2B5CAC #AC2B5C #5CAC2B

tetradic

#2B5CAC #AC2B9D #AC7B2B #2BAC3A

square

#2B5CAC #AC2B9D #AC7B2B #2BAC3A

split-complementary

#2B5CAC #AC3A2B #9DAC2B

monochromatic

#13284A #1F427B #2B5CAC #4479D0 #759CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#2B5CAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#2B5CAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5CAC

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5CAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5CAC	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3264AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1458AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5cac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 92, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.139 259.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7689c5',
    500: '#2b5cac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5cac;
$custom-light: #7689c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5cac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.209,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48502,
    "c": 0.13875,
    "h": 259.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5CAC

secondary

#C4A46F

accent

#A745E3

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5CAC

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

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