#2A5091#2A5091

#2A5091 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.116 H 260.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5091
RGB	rgb(42, 80, 145)
HSL	hsl(218, 55%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(218, 71%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(71%, 44.8%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.55, 9.46, -39.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.55, 41.00, 283.34°)
OKLab	oklab(43.87% -0.0193 -0.1141)
OKLCH	oklch(43.87% 0.116 260.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.9325, 8.2730, 27.9087)
Luminance	0.0827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5091 #916B2A

analogous

#2A8491 #2A5091 #382A91

triadic

#2A5091 #912A50 #50912A

tetradic

#2A5091 #912A84 #916B2A #2A9138

square

#2A5091 #912A84 #916B2A #2A9138

split-complementary

#2A5091 #91382A #84912A

monochromatic

#0F1C32 #1C3662 #2A5091 #386AC0 #638CD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#2A5091 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#2A5091 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5091

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5091	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5091	1.00	7.91	2.65	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#305693

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E4D90

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5091;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 80, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.116 260.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7080b2',
    500: '#2a5091',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5091;
$custom-light: #7080b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5091",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.864,
    "s": 55.08,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43869,
    "c": 0.11569,
    "h": 260.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5091

secondary

#B8975F

accent

#A749DE

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5091

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

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