#2A50BE#2A50BE

#2A50BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.178 H 265.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A50BE
RGB	rgb(42, 80, 190)
HSL	hsl(225, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(225, 78%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.9%, 57.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.74, 26.71, -61.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.74, 67.11, 293.45°)
OKLab	oklab(47.32% -0.0142 -0.1778)
OKLCH	oklch(47.32% 0.178 265.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.1145, 9.9458, 49.9338)
Luminance	0.0995 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A50BE #BE982A

analogous

#2A9ABE #2A50BE #4E2ABE

triadic

#2A50BE #BE2A50 #50BE2A

tetradic

#2A50BE #BE2A9A #BE982A #2ABE4E

square

#2A50BE #BE2A9A #BE982A #2ABE4E

split-complementary

#2A50BE #BE4E2A #9ABE2A

monochromatic

#14265A #1F3B8C #2A50BE #4D71D8 #8099E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#2A50BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#2A50BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A50BE

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A50BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A50BE	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a50be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 80, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.178 265.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b80d2',
    500: '#2a50be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a50be;
$custom-light: #7b80d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a50be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.595,
    "s": 63.793,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47318,
    "c": 0.17836,
    "h": 265.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A50BE

secondary

#CBB678

accent

#BC41E7

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEEFA

border

#CAC9D3

text

#0B0A14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A50BE

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

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