#2B5E8D#2B5E8D

#2B5E8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.094 H 248.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5E8D
RGB	rgb(43, 94, 141)
HSL	hsl(209, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 33.3%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.62, -0.95, -31.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.62, 31.01, 268.25°)
OKLab	oklab(46.98% -0.034 -0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(46.98% 0.094 248.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.8049, 10.4411, 26.6927)
Luminance	0.1044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5E8D #8D5A2B

analogous

#2B8D8B #2B5E8D #2B2D8D

triadic

#2B5E8D #8D2B5E #5E8D2B

tetradic

#2B5E8D #8B2B8D #8D5A2B #2D8D2B

square

#2B5E8D #8B2B8D #8D5A2B #2D8D2B

split-complementary

#2B5E8D #8D2B2D #8D8B2B

monochromatic

#0E1F2F #1D3F5E #2B5E8D #397DBC #639BCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#2B5E8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#2B5E8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5E8D

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5E8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5E8D	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49608F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C578C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5e8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 94, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.094 248.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708bae',
    500: '#2b5e8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5e8d;
$custom-light: #708bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5e8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.776,
    "s": 53.261,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46983,
    "c": 0.09412,
    "h": 248.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5E8D

secondary

#B6885E

accent

#914BDD

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5E8D

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

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