#2A538B#2A538B

#2A538B is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.103 H 256.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A538B
RGB	rgb(42, 83, 139)
HSL	hsl(215, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(215, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.8%, 40.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.09, 5.19, -35.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.09, 35.76, 278.35°)
OKLab	oklab(44.17% -0.0237 -0.1008)
OKLCH	oklch(44.17% 0.103 256.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.7066, 8.5419, 25.6110)
Luminance	0.0854 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A538B #8B622A

analogous

#2A838B #2A538B #312A8B

triadic

#2A538B #8B2A53 #538B2A

tetradic

#2A538B #8B2A83 #8B622A #2A8B31

square

#2A538B #8B2A83 #8B622A #2A8B31

split-complementary

#2A538B #8B312A #838B2A

monochromatic

#0E1B2D #1C375C #2A538B #386FBA #608FCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#2A538B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#2A538B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A538B

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A538B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A538B	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A578D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B4E8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006068

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a538b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 83, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.103 256.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f83ad',
    500: '#2a538b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a538b;
$custom-light: #6f83ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a538b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.639,
    "s": 53.591,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44171,
    "c": 0.10349,
    "h": 256.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A538B

secondary

#B58F5C

accent

#9F4BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A538B

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

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