#2B5D9F#2B5D9F
#2B5D9F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.120 H 256.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B5D9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 93, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 41.5%, 0%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.32, 6.45, -40.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.32, 41.22, 279.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.85% -0.0282 -0.1162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.85% 0.12 256.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1663, 10.8443, 34.2988) |
| Luminance | 0.1085 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.97
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 3.00
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.40
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.56
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.80
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B5D9F #9F6D2B
analogous
#2B979F #2B5D9F #332B9F
triadic
#2B5D9F #9F2B5D #5D9F2B
tetradic
#2B5D9F #9F2B97 #9F6D2B #2B9F33
square
#2B5D9F #9F2B97 #9F6D2B #2B9F33
split-complementary
#2B5D9F #9F332B #979F2B
monochromatic
#11253F #1E416F #2B5D9F #3D7ACA #6D9BD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.63
#2B5D9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#2B5D9F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B5D9F
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B5D9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B5D9F | 1.00 | 6.63 | 3.17 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E62A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2B589E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006C76
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b5d9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 93, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.120 256.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#738abc',
500: '#2b5d9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b5d9f; $custom-light: #738abc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b5d9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 93,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.138,
"s": 57.426,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47851,
"c": 0.11958,
"h": 256.4
},
"luminance": 0.10845
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B5D9F
secondary
#BE9967
accent
#9E47E1
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDF0F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090B12
muted
#7B7C81