#2B5F9F#2B5F9F
#2B5F9F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.117 H 255.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B5F9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 95, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 40.3%, 0%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.92, 5.16, -39.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.92, 40.09, 277.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.32% -0.0301 -0.1134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.32% 0.117 255.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3442, 11.2000, 34.3581) |
| Luminance | 0.1120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 3.17
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.18
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.23
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.44
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.40
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B5F9F #9F6B2B
analogous
#2B999F #2B5F9F #312B9F
triadic
#2B5F9F #9F2B5F #5F9F2B
tetradic
#2B5F9F #9F2B99 #9F6B2B #2B9F31
square
#2B5F9F #9F2B99 #9F6B2B #2B9F31
split-complementary
#2B5F9F #9F312B #999F2B
monochromatic
#11253F #1E426F #2B5F9F #3D7CCA #6D9DD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.48
#2B5F9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.24
#2B5F9F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B5F9F
6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B5F9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B5F9F | 1.00 | 6.48 | 3.24 | 6.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4164A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2F599E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006E77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b5f9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 95, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.117 255.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#738cbc',
500: '#2b5f9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b5f9f; $custom-light: #738cbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b5f9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 95,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.103,
"s": 57.426,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48317,
"c": 0.11731,
"h": 255.1
},
"luminance": 0.11201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B5F9F
secondary
#BE9767
accent
#9C47E1
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDF0F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090C12
muted
#7B7D81