#2B5E9E#2B5E9E

#2B5E9E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.117 H 255.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5E9E
RGB	rgb(43, 94, 158)
HSL	hsl(213, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(213, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 40.5%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.56, 5.43, -39.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.56, 40.10, 277.78°)
OKLab	oklab(48.02% -0.0294 -0.1133)
OKLCH	oklch(48.02% 0.117 255.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.1683, 10.9864, 33.8731)
Luminance	0.1099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5E9E #9E6B2B

analogous

#2B989E #2B5E9E #312B9E

triadic

#2B5E9E #9E2B5E #5E9E2B

tetradic

#2B5E9E #9E2B98 #9E6B2B #2B9E31

square

#2B5E9E #9E2B98 #9E6B2B #2B9E31

split-complementary

#2B5E9E #9E312B #989E2B

monochromatic

#11253E #1E416E #2B5E9E #3C7BCA #6C9CD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#2B5E9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#2B5E9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5E9E

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5E9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5E9E	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4063A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E589D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5e9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 94, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.117 255.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#738bbb',
    500: '#2b5e9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5e9e;
$custom-light: #738bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5e9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.391,
    "s": 57.214,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48019,
    "c": 0.11707,
    "h": 255.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5E9E

secondary

#BE9767

accent

#9D47E0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5E9E

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

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