#2A538C#2A538C
#2A538C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.105 H 257.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A538C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 83, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70%, 40.7%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.15, 5.57, -35.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.15, 36.32, 278.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.24% -0.0234 -0.1023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.24% 0.105 257.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.7800, 8.5713, 25.9976) |
| Luminance | 0.0857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 0.56
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.90
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 3.01
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.24
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.73
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A538C #8C632A
analogous
#2A848C #2A538C #322A8C
triadic
#2A538C #8C2A53 #538C2A
tetradic
#2A538C #8C2A84 #8C632A #2A8C32
square
#2A538C #8C2A84 #8C632A #2A8C32
split-complementary
#2A538C #8C322A #848C2A
monochromatic
#0E1B2E #1C375D #2A538C #386FBB #618FD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.74
#2A538C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.71
#2A538C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A538C
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A538C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A538C | 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)
#39588E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2A4E8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006068
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a538c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 83, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.105 257.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f82ae',
500: '#2a538c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a538c; $custom-light: #6f82ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a538c",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 83,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.898,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44236,
"c": 0.10492,
"h": 257.1
},
"luminance": 0.08572
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A538C
secondary
#B5905C
accent
#A04BDD
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEEF4
border
#C8C9CE
text
#080A10
muted
#7B7C7F