#2F4E8B#2F4E8B
#2F4E8B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.108 H 262.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F4E8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 78, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 49%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 66%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 43.9%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.81, 9.39, -37.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.81, 38.56, 284.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.24% -0.0141 -0.1067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.24% 0.108 262.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5552, 7.9164, 25.4982) |
| Luminance | 0.0792 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.44
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.88
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.31
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.70
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 5.11
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F4E8B #8B6C2F
analogous
#2F7C8B #2F4E8B #3E2F8B
triadic
#2F4E8B #8B2F4E #4E8B2F
tetradic
#2F4E8B #8B2F7C #8B6C2F #2F8B3E
square
#2F4E8B #8B2F7C #8B6C2F #2F8B3E
split-complementary
#2F4E8B #8B3E2F #7C8B2F
monochromatic
#101B30 #20345D #2F4E8B #3E68B9 #688ACC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.13
#2F4E8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.58
#2F4E8B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2F4E8B
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F4E8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F4E8B | 1.00 | 8.13 | 2.58 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#32548D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#234C8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f4e8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 78, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.108 262.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#717fad',
500: '#2f4e8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f4e8b; $custom-light: #717fad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f4e8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 78,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.783,
"s": 49.462,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43244,
"c": 0.10759,
"h": 262.5
},
"luminance": 0.07917
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F4E8B
secondary
#B39863
accent
#AA4FD9
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEEF4
border
#C8C9CE
text
#080A10
muted
#7B7C7F