#2A538A#2A538A

#2A538A is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.102 H 256.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A538A
RGB	rgb(42, 83, 138)
HSL	hsl(214, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(214, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 39.9%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.03, 4.81, -34.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.03, 35.19, 277.86°)
OKLab	oklab(44.11% -0.0239 -0.0992)
OKLCH	oklch(44.11% 0.102 256.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.6339, 8.5129, 25.2280)
Luminance	0.0851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A538A #8A612A

analogous

#2A838A #2A538A #312A8A

triadic

#2A538A #8A2A53 #538A2A

tetradic

#2A538A #8A2A83 #8A612A #2A8A31

square

#2A538A #8A2A83 #8A612A #2A8A31

split-complementary

#2A538A #8A312A #838A2A

monochromatic

#0D1B2C #1C375B #2A538A #386FB9 #608FCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#2A538A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#2A538A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A538A

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A538A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A538A	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A578C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C4E89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006068

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a538a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 83, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.102 256.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f83ac',
    500: '#2a538a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a538a;
$custom-light: #6f83ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a538a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.375,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44107,
    "c": 0.10207,
    "h": 256.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A538A

secondary

#B48E5B

accent

#9F4BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A538A

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

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