#2D498B#2D498B

#2D498B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.115 H 264.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D498B
RGB	rgb(45, 73, 139)
HSL	hsl(222, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(222, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 47.5%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.23, 12.37, -39.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.23, 41.81, 287.21°)
OKLab	oklab(42% -0.0107 -0.1142)
OKLCH	oklch(42% 0.115 264.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.1233, 7.1863, 25.3801)
Luminance	0.0719 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D498B #8B6F2D

analogous

#2D788B #2D498B #402D8B

triadic

#2D498B #8B2D49 #498B2D

tetradic

#2D498B #8B2D78 #8B6F2D #2D8B40

square

#2D498B #8B2D78 #8B6F2D #2D8B40

split-complementary

#2D498B #8B402D #788B2D

monochromatic

#0F182F #1E315D #2D498B #3C61B9 #6584CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.62

#2D498B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#2D498B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2D498B

8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D498B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2D498B	1.00	8.62	2.44	8.62
#FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28508D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#16488A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005863

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d498b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 73, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.115 264.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717bad',
    500: '#2d498b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d498b;
$custom-light: #717bad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d498b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.128,
    "s": 51.087,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42001,
    "c": 0.11474,
    "h": 264.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D498B

secondary

#B49B60

accent

#B04DDB

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D498B

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

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