#2B5DB0#2B5DB0
#2B5DB0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.143 H 260.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B5DB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 93, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 47.2%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.37, 12.94, -49.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.37, 50.78, 284.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.01% -0.0249 -0.1409) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.01% 0.143 260) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7442, 11.4754, 42.6092) |
| Luminance | 0.1148 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 2.22
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.87
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.01
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.81
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.92
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B5DB0 #B07E2B
analogous
#2B9FB0 #2B5DB0 #3C2BB0
triadic
#2B5DB0 #B02B5D #5DB02B
tetradic
#2B5DB0 #B02B9F #B07E2B #2BB03C
square
#2B5DB0 #B02B9F #B07E2B #2BB03C
split-complementary
#2B5DB0 #B03C2B #9FB02B
monochromatic
#13294E #1F437F #2B5DB0 #467BD2 #789EDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.37
#2B5DB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.30
#2B5DB0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B5DB0
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B5DB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B5DB0 | 1.00 | 6.37 | 3.30 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3066B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0D59AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00717E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b5db0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 93, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.143 260.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#778ac8',
500: '#2b5db0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b5db0; $custom-light: #778ac8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b5db0",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 93,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.444,
"s": 60.731,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49005,
"c": 0.14306,
"h": 260
},
"luminance": 0.11477
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B5DB0
secondary
#C6A671
accent
#A844E4
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEF0F8
border
#C9CBD1
text
#0A0B13
muted
#7C7C82