#2A5494#2A5494

#2A5494 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.115 H 258.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5494
RGB	rgb(42, 84, 148)
HSL	hsl(216, 56%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(216, 72%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.6%, 43.2%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.93, 7.96, -39.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.93, 40.30, 281.40°)
OKLab	oklab(45% -0.0226 -0.1129)
OKLCH	oklch(45% 0.115 258.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.4685, 8.9700, 29.2436)
Luminance	0.0897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5494 #946A2A

analogous

#2A8994 #2A5494 #352A94

triadic

#2A5494 #942A54 #54942A

tetradic

#2A5494 #942A89 #946A2A #2A9435

square

#2A5494 #942A89 #946A2A #2A9435

split-complementary

#2A5494 #94352A #89942A

monochromatic

#0F1E35 #1C3964 #2A5494 #386FC4 #6591D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#2A5494 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#2A5494 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5494

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5494	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5494	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355A96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245093

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00636C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5494;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 84, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.115 258.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7183b4',
    500: '#2a5494',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5494;
$custom-light: #7183b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5494",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.226,
    "s": 55.789,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44997,
    "c": 0.1151,
    "h": 258.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5494

secondary

#B99660

accent

#A449DF

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5494

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

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