#2B5D8A#2B5D8A

#2B5D8A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.091 H 248.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5D8A
RGB	rgb(43, 93, 138)
HSL	hsl(208, 52%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(208, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 32.6%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.16, -1.42, -29.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.16, 29.94, 267.27°)
OKLab	oklab(46.57% -0.0338 -0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(46.57% 0.091 248.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.4963, 10.1763, 25.5036)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5D8A #8A582B

analogous

#2B8A87 #2B5D8A #2B2D8A

triadic

#2B5D8A #8A2B5D #5D8A2B

tetradic

#2B5D8A #872B8A #8A582B #2D8A2B

square

#2B5D8A #872B8A #8A582B #2D8A2B

split-complementary

#2B5D8A #8A2B2D #8A872B

monochromatic

#0E1E2D #1C3E5B #2B5D8A #3A7CB9 #619BCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#2B5D8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#2B5D8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5D8A

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5D8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5D8A	1.00	6.92	3.04	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#495F8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5689

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5d8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 93, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.091 248.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8aac',
    500: '#2b5d8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5d8a;
$custom-light: #6f8aac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5d8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.421,
    "s": 52.486,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46566,
    "c": 0.09114,
    "h": 248.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5D8A

secondary

#B4865D

accent

#904CDC

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5D8A

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

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