#2B5EA1#2B5EA1

#2B5EA1 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.121 H 256.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5EA1
RGB	rgb(43, 94, 161)
HSL	hsl(214, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(214, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.3%, 41.6%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.73, 6.56, -41.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.73, 41.76, 279.04°)
OKLab	oklab(48.21% -0.0287 -0.1177)
OKLCH	oklch(48.21% 0.121 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.4296, 11.0910, 35.2497)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5EA1 #A16E2B

analogous

#2B99A1 #2B5EA1 #332BA1

triadic

#2B5EA1 #A12B5E #5EA12B

tetradic

#2B5EA1 #A12B99 #A16E2B #2BA133

square

#2B5EA1 #A12B99 #A16E2B #2BA133

split-complementary

#2B5EA1 #A1332B #99A12B

monochromatic

#112640 #1E4271 #2B5EA1 #3E7BCB #6E9CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#2B5EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#2B5EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5EA1

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5EA1	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E64A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B59A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 94, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.121 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#748bbd',
    500: '#2b5ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5ea1;
$custom-light: #748bbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.068,
    "s": 57.843,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48213,
    "c": 0.1212,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5EA1

secondary

#BF9A69

accent

#9E47E1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5EA1

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

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