#2A5097#2A5097
#2A5097 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.124 H 261.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A5097 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 80, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 56%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 72%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 47%, 0%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.93, 11.76, -42.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.93, 44.51, 285.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.29% -0.0182 -0.123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.29% 0.124 261.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4074, 8.4629, 30.4099) |
| Luminance | 0.0846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.43
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.72
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.87
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.13
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.42
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A5097 #97712A
analogous
#2A8697 #2A5097 #3B2A97
triadic
#2A5097 #972A50 #50972A
tetradic
#2A5097 #972A86 #97712A #2A973B
square
#2A5097 #972A86 #97712A #2A973B
split-complementary
#2A5097 #973B2A #86972A
monochromatic
#0F1D37 #1D3767 #2A5097 #3769C7 #678DD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.80
#2A5097 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.69
#2A5097 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A5097
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A5097 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A5097 | 1.00 | 7.80 | 2.69 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2B579A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#144D96
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00616C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a5097; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 80, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.124 261.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7280b6',
500: '#2a5097',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a5097; $custom-light: #7280b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a5097",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 80,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.083,
"s": 56.477,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44288,
"c": 0.1243,
"h": 261.6
},
"luminance": 0.08464
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A5097
secondary
#BB9C62
accent
#AB48E0
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEEF6
border
#C8C9D0
text
#090A11
muted
#7B7C80