#2251A2#2251A2
#2251A2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.141 H 260.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2251A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 81, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 65%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 79%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79%, 50%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.66, 14.32, -48.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.66, 50.46, 286.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45% -0.0233 -0.1391) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.141 260.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.1213, 8.8324, 35.3468) |
| Luminance | 0.0883 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 2.96
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.97
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.55
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.59
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.26
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2251A2 #A27322
analogous
#2291A2 #2251A2 #3322A2
triadic
#2251A2 #A22251 #51A222
tetradic
#2251A2 #A22291 #A27322 #22A233
square
#2251A2 #A22291 #A27322 #22A233
split-complementary
#2251A2 #A23322 #91A222
monochromatic
#0D1E3D #17386F #2251A2 #2E6BD3 #618FDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.59
#2251A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.77
#2251A2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2251A2
7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2251A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2251A2 | 1.00 | 7.59 | 2.77 | 7.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#215AA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004EA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006472
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2251a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 81, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.141 260.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7181be',
500: '#2251a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2251a2; $custom-light: #7181be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2251a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 81,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.969,
"s": 65.306,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45002,
"c": 0.14108,
"h": 260.5
},
"luminance": 0.08834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2251A2
secondary
#C39D5D
accent
#AA40E8
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEEF7
border
#C8C9D0
text
#090A12
muted
#7B7C81