#2B5FB0#2B5FB0
#2B5FB0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.141 H 259.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B5FB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 95, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 46%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.95, 11.64, -48.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.95, 49.56, 283.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.45% -0.0266 -0.1381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.45% 0.141 259.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9221, 11.8311, 42.6685) |
| Luminance | 0.1183 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 1.78
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.23
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.36
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.37
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.53
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B5FB0 #B07C2B
analogous
#2BA2B0 #2B5FB0 #392BB0
triadic
#2B5FB0 #B02B5F #5FB02B
tetradic
#2B5FB0 #B02BA2 #B07C2B #2BB039
square
#2B5FB0 #B02BA2 #B07C2B #2BB039
split-complementary
#2B5FB0 #B0392B #A2B02B
monochromatic
#132A4E #1F447F #2B5FB0 #467DD2 #78A0DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.24
#2B5FB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.37
#2B5FB0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B5FB0
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B5FB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B5FB0 | 1.00 | 6.24 | 3.37 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3567B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#175BAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00727F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b5fb0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 95, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.141 259.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#778bc8',
500: '#2b5fb0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b5fb0; $custom-light: #778bc8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b5fb0",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 95,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.541,
"s": 60.731,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49449,
"c": 0.14065,
"h": 259.1
},
"luminance": 0.11833
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B5FB0
secondary
#C6A571
accent
#A544E4
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEF0F8
border
#C9CBD1
text
#0A0C13
muted
#7C7D82