#2B5DB5#2B5DB5

#2B5DB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.150 H 260.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5DB5
RGB	rgb(43, 93, 181)
HSL	hsl(218, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(218, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 48.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.70, 14.86, -51.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.70, 53.61, 286.09°)
OKLab	oklab(49.36% -0.0241 -0.148)
OKLCH	oklch(49.36% 0.15 260.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.2481, 11.6770, 45.2628)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5DB5 #B5832B

analogous

#2BA2B5 #2B5DB5 #3E2BB5

triadic

#2B5DB5 #B52B5D #5DB52B

tetradic

#2B5DB5 #B52BA2 #B5832B #2BB53E

square

#2B5DB5 #B52BA2 #B5832B #2BB53E

split-complementary

#2B5DB5 #B53E2B #A2B52B

monochromatic

#142A52 #1F4484 #2B5DB5 #497CD4 #7B9FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#2B5DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#2B5DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5DB5

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5DB5	1.00	6.30	3.34	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B67B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007280

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 93, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.150 260.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#788acc',
    500: '#2b5db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5db5;
$custom-light: #788acc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.261,
    "s": 61.607,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49362,
    "c": 0.14991,
    "h": 260.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11678
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5DB5

secondary

#C8A974

accent

#AA43E5

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F9

border

#C9CBD2

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5DB5

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

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