#2A517D#2A517D

#2A517D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.086 H 252.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A517D
RGB	rgb(42, 81, 125)
HSL	hsl(212, 50%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(212, 66%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 35.2%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.68, 1.23, -28.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.68, 29.02, 272.44°)
OKLab	oklab(42.82% -0.0253 -0.0821)
OKLCH	oklch(42.82% 0.086 252.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.5976, 7.8570, 20.5142)
Luminance	0.0786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A517D #7D562A

analogous

#2A7B7D #2A517D #2C2A7D

triadic

#2A517D #7D2A51 #517D2A

tetradic

#2A517D #7D2A7B #7D562A #2A7D2C

square

#2A517D #7D2A7B #7D562A #2A7D2C

split-complementary

#2A517D #7D2C2A #7B7D2A

monochromatic

#0B1621 #1B334F #2A517D #396FAB #5A8DC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.17

#2A517D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#2A517D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A517D

8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A517D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A517D	1.00	8.17	2.57	8.17
#FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E547F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#334C7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a517d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 81, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.086 252.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d81a3',
    500: '#2a517d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a517d;
$custom-light: #6d81a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a517d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.807,
    "s": 49.701,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4282,
    "c": 0.0859,
    "h": 252.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A517D

secondary

#AD8456

accent

#984FD9

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF3

border

#C7C9CD

text

#070A0F

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A517D

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

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