#2A537D#2A537D

#2A537D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.084 H 250.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A537D
RGB	rgb(42, 83, 125)
HSL	hsl(210, 50%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(210, 66%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 33.6%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.31, -0.06, -28.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.31, 28.01, 269.88°)
OKLab	oklab(43.31% -0.0275 -0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(43.31% 0.084 250.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.7484, 8.1587, 20.5645)
Luminance	0.0816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A537D #7D542A

analogous

#2A7D7D #2A537D #2A2A7D

triadic

#2A537D #7D2A53 #537D2A

tetradic

#2A537D #7D2A7D #7D542A #2A7D2A

square

#2A537D #7D2A7D #7D542A #2A7D2A

split-complementary

#2A537D #7D2A2A #7D7D2A

monochromatic

#0B1621 #1B354F #2A537D #3971AB #5A90C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#2A537D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#2A537D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A537D

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A537D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A537D	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41557F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#354D7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a537d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 83, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.084 250.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d83a3',
    500: '#2a537d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a537d;
$custom-light: #6d83a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a537d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.361,
    "s": 49.701,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43312,
    "c": 0.08385,
    "h": 250.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A537D

secondary

#AD8256

accent

#954FD9

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF3

border

#C7C9CD

text

#070A0F

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A537D

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

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