#2A5291#2A5291

#2A5291 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.113 H 259.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5291
RGB	rgb(42, 82, 145)
HSL	hsl(217, 55%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(217, 71%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(71%, 43.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.14, 8.13, -38.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.14, 39.78, 281.80°)
OKLab	oklab(44.33% -0.0213 -0.1112)
OKLCH	oklch(44.33% 0.113 259.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.0811, 8.5702, 27.9582)
Luminance	0.0857 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5291 #91692A

analogous

#2A8691 #2A5291 #362A91

triadic

#2A5291 #912A52 #52912A

tetradic

#2A5291 #912A86 #91692A #2A9136

square

#2A5291 #912A86 #91692A #2A9136

split-complementary

#2A5291 #91362A #86912A

monochromatic

#0F1C32 #1C3762 #2A5291 #386DC0 #638ED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#2A5291 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#2A5291 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5291

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5291	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5291	1.00	7.74	2.71	7.74
#FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345893

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#234E90

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00616A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5291;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 82, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.113 259.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7082b2',
    500: '#2a5291',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5291;
$custom-light: #7082b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5291",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.699,
    "s": 55.08,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44331,
    "c": 0.11325,
    "h": 259.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5291

secondary

#B8955F

accent

#A549DE

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5291

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

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