#2B5E9D#2B5E9D

#2B5E9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.116 H 255.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#2B5E9D
RGBrgb(43, 94, 157)
HSLhsl(213, 57%, 39%)
HSVhsv(213, 73%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(72.6%, 40.1%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LABlab(39.50, 5.05, -39.22)
CIE-LCHlch(39.50, 39.55, 277.33°)
OKLaboklab(47.96% -0.0296 -0.1118)
OKLCHoklch(47.96% 0.116 255.2)
XYZxyz(11.0825, 10.9521, 33.4216)
Luminance0.1095 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#2B5E9D #9D6A2B
analogous
#2B979D #2B5E9D #312B9D
triadic
#2B5E9D #9D2B5E #5E9D2B
tetradic
#2B5E9D #9D2B97 #9D6A2B #2B9D31
square
#2B5E9D #9D2B97 #9D6A2B #2B9D31
split-complementary
#2B5E9D #9D312B #979D2B
monochromatic
#11243D #1E416D #2B5E9D #3C7BCA #6C9CD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58
#2B5E9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19
#2B5E9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5E9D
6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##2B5E9D#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##2B5E9D1.006.583.196.58
#FFFFFF6.581.0021.001.00
#0000003.1921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.581.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#4163A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2F589C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006D76
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #2b5e9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 94, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.116 255.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#738bba',
    500: '#2b5e9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #2b5e9d;
$custom-light: #738bba;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#2b5e9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.158,
    "s": 57,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47955,
    "c": 0.1157,
    "h": 255.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#2B5E9D
secondary
#BD9666
accent
#9C48E0
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDF0F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090B11
muted
#7B7C80

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#2B5E9D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva