#2A5396#2A5396

#2A5396 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.119 H 259.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5396
RGB	rgb(42, 83, 150)
HSL	hsl(217, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(217, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 44.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.75, 9.39, -41.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.75, 42.06, 282.90°)
OKLab	oklab(44.9% -0.0212 -0.1173)
OKLCH	oklch(44.9% 0.119 259.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.5511, 8.8798, 30.0589)
Luminance	0.0888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5396 #966D2A

analogous

#2A8996 #2A5396 #372A96

triadic

#2A5396 #962A53 #53962A

tetradic

#2A5396 #962A89 #966D2A #2A9637

square

#2A5396 #962A89 #966D2A #2A9637

split-complementary

#2A5396 #96372A #89962A

monochromatic

#0F1E36 #1D3966 #2A5396 #376DC6 #6690D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#2A5396 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#2A5396 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5396

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5396	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5396	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#325999

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F4F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00636D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5396;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 83, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.119 259.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7182b5',
    500: '#2a5396',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5396;
$custom-light: #7182b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5396",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.222,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44902,
    "c": 0.11917,
    "h": 259.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5396

secondary

#BA9961

accent

#A648E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5396

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

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