#2B5F8E#2B5F8E
#2B5F8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.094 H 248.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B5F8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 95, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 70%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 33.1%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.98, -1.20, -31.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.98, 31.05, 267.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.28% -0.0348 -0.0879) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.28% 0.094 248.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9691, 10.6500, 27.1162) |
| Luminance | 0.1065 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.10
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 2.32
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.79
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.47
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.60
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B5F8E #8E5A2B
analogous
#2B8E8C #2B5F8E #2B2D8E
triadic
#2B5F8E #8E2B5F #5F8E2B
tetradic
#2B5F8E #8C2B8E #8E5A2B #2D8E2B
square
#2B5F8E #8C2B8E #8E5A2B #2D8E2B
split-complementary
#2B5F8E #8E2B2D #8E8C2B
monochromatic
#0F2030 #1D405F #2B5F8E #397EBD #639CD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.71
#2B5F8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.13
#2B5F8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B5F8E
6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B5F8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B5F8E | 1.00 | 6.71 | 3.13 | 6.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A6190
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C588D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006A70
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b5f8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 95, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.094 248.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#708caf',
500: '#2b5f8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b5f8e; $custom-light: #708caf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b5f8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 95,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.485,
"s": 53.514,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47284,
"c": 0.09448,
"h": 248.4
},
"luminance": 0.10651
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B5F8E
secondary
#B6885F
accent
#904BDD
background
#F7F8FA
surface
#EDF0F4
border
#C8CBCE
text
#080C10
muted
#7B7D7F