#2B5EB2#2B5EB2

#2B5EB2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.145 H 259.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5EB2
RGB	rgb(43, 94, 178)
HSL	hsl(217, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(217, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 47.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.79, 13.06, -49.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.79, 51.29, 284.74°)
OKLab	oklab(49.37% -0.0254 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(49.37% 0.145 259.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.0319, 11.7319, 43.6885)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5EB2 #B27F2B

analogous

#2BA1B2 #2B5EB2 #3B2BB2

triadic

#2B5EB2 #B22B5E #5EB22B

tetradic

#2B5EB2 #B22BA1 #B27F2B #2BB23B

square

#2B5EB2 #B22BA1 #B27F2B #2BB23B

split-complementary

#2B5EB2 #B23B2B #A1B22B

monochromatic

#132A4F #1F4481 #2B5EB2 #487CD3 #799FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#2B5EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#2B5EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5EB2

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5EB2	1.00	6.28	3.35	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3167B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C5AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00727F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 94, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.145 259.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#778bc9',
    500: '#2b5eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5eb2;
$custom-light: #778bc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.333,
    "s": 61.086,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49367,
    "c": 0.14459,
    "h": 259.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5EB2

secondary

#C7A772

accent

#A844E4

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5EB2

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