#2B5EAD#2B5EAD

#2B5EAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.138 H 259.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5EAD
RGB	rgb(43, 94, 173)
HSL	hsl(216, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(216, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.1%, 45.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.47, 11.14, -47.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.47, 48.47, 283.29°)
OKLab	oklab(49.02% -0.0262 -0.1352)
OKLCH	oklch(49.02% 0.138 259)
XYZ	xyz(12.5390, 11.5347, 41.0926)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5EAD #AD7A2B

analogous

#2B9FAD #2B5EAD #392BAD

triadic

#2B5EAD #AD2B5E #5EAD2B

tetradic

#2B5EAD #AD2B9F #AD7A2B #2BAD39

square

#2B5EAD #AD2B9F #AD7A2B #2BAD39

split-complementary

#2B5EAD #AD392B #9FAD2B

monochromatic

#13294B #1F437C #2B5EAD #457CD1 #769EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#2B5EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#2B5EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5EAD

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5EAD	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3566B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#195AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00717D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 94, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.138 259.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#768bc6',
    500: '#2b5ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5ead;
$custom-light: #768bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.462,
    "s": 60.185,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49018,
    "c": 0.13772,
    "h": 259
  },
  "luminance": 0.11536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5EAD

secondary

#C4A36F

accent

#A544E3

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5EAD

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

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