#2B5DB3#2B5DB3
#2B5DB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.147 H 260.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B5DB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 93, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 48%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.57, 14.09, -50.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.57, 52.48, 285.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.22% -0.0244 -0.1451) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.22% 0.147 260.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0444, 11.5955, 44.1898) |
| Luminance | 0.1160 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 2.16
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.75
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.30
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.92
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.05
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B5DB3 #B3812B
analogous
#2BA1B3 #2B5DB3 #3D2BB3
triadic
#2B5DB3 #B32B5D #5DB32B
tetradic
#2B5DB3 #B32BA1 #B3812B #2BB33D
square
#2B5DB3 #B32BA1 #B3812B #2BB33D
split-complementary
#2B5DB3 #B33D2B #A1B32B
monochromatic
#132A50 #1F4382 #2B5DB3 #487BD3 #799FDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.33
#2B5DB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.32
#2B5DB3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B5DB3
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B5DB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B5DB3 | 1.00 | 6.33 | 3.32 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2D66B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#015AB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00717F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b5db3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 93, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.147 260.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#788aca',
500: '#2b5db3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b5db3; $custom-light: #788aca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b5db3",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 93,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.941,
"s": 61.261,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49218,
"c": 0.14717,
"h": 260.5
},
"luminance": 0.11597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B5DB3
secondary
#C7A873
accent
#A943E4
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEF0F8
border
#C9CBD1
text
#0A0B13
muted
#7C7C82