#2B5CBD#2B5CBD

#2B5CBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.162 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5CBD
RGB	rgb(43, 92, 189)
HSL	hsl(220, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(220, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 51.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.96, 18.57, -55.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.96, 58.77, 288.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% -0.0222 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.162 262.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.0054, 11.8404, 49.6815)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5CBD #BD8C2B

analogous

#2BA5BD #2B5CBD #432BBD

triadic

#2B5CBD #BD2B5C #5CBD2B

tetradic

#2B5CBD #BD2BA5 #BD8C2B #2BBD43

square

#2B5CBD #BD2BA5 #BD8C2B #2BBD43

split-complementary

#2B5CBD #BD432B #A5BD2B

monochromatic

#142B59 #20448B #2B5CBD #4E7CD7 #80A1E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#2B5CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#2B5CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5CBD

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5CBD	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D68C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 92, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.162 262.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a89d2',
    500: '#2b5cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5cbd;
$custom-light: #7a89d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.863,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49737,
    "c": 0.16204,
    "h": 262.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11842
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5CBD

secondary

#CBAF79

accent

#AF42E6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFF0F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5CBD

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