#2B5EA3#2B5EA3

#2B5EA3 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.124 H 256.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5EA3
RGB	rgb(43, 94, 163)
HSL	hsl(215, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(215, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 42.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.85, 7.32, -42.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.85, 42.87, 279.84°)
OKLab	oklab(48.34% -0.0282 -0.1207)
OKLCH	oklch(48.34% 0.124 256.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.6074, 11.1621, 36.1860)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5EA3 #A3702B

analogous

#2B9AA3 #2B5EA3 #342BA3

triadic

#2B5EA3 #A32B5E #5EA32B

tetradic

#2B5EA3 #A32B9A #A3702B #2BA334

square

#2B5EA3 #A32B9A #A3702B #2BA334

split-complementary

#2B5EA3 #A3342B #9AA32B

monochromatic

#112642 #1E4273 #2B5EA3 #3F7BCC #6F9CD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#2B5EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#2B5EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5EA3

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5EA3	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D64A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2959A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 94, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.124 256.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#748bbf',
    500: '#2b5ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5ea3;
$custom-light: #748bbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.5,
    "s": 58.252,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48344,
    "c": 0.12395,
    "h": 256.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5EA3

secondary

#C09B6A

accent

#A046E1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEF0F7

border

#C9CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5EA3

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

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