#2A5397#2A5397

#2A5397 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.121 H 260.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5397
RGB	rgb(42, 83, 151)
HSL	hsl(217, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(217, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 45%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.81, 9.77, -41.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.81, 42.64, 283.25°)
OKLab	oklab(44.97% -0.021 -0.1187)
OKLCH	oklch(44.97% 0.121 260)
XYZ	xyz(9.6320, 8.9121, 30.4847)
Luminance	0.0891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5397 #976E2A

analogous

#2A8A97 #2A5397 #372A97

triadic

#2A5397 #972A53 #53972A

tetradic

#2A5397 #972A8A #976E2A #2A9737

square

#2A5397 #972A8A #976E2A #2A9737

split-complementary

#2A5397 #97372A #8A972A

monochromatic

#0F1E37 #1D3967 #2A5397 #376DC7 #6790D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#2A5397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#2A5397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5397

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5397	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#315A9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D5096

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00636D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 83, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.121 260.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7282b6',
    500: '#2a5397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5397;
$custom-light: #7282b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.431,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4497,
    "c": 0.12059,
    "h": 260
  },
  "luminance": 0.08913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5397

secondary

#BB9962

accent

#A748E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5397

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

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