#2A5495#2A5495

#2A5495 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.117 H 258.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5495
RGB	rgb(42, 84, 149)
HSL	hsl(216, 56%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(216, 72%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 43.6%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.99, 8.35, -40.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.99, 40.88, 281.78°)
OKLab	oklab(45.06% -0.0224 -0.1143)
OKLCH	oklch(45.06% 0.117 258.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.5480, 9.0018, 29.6623)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5495 #956B2A

analogous

#2A8995 #2A5495 #362A95

triadic

#2A5495 #952A54 #54952A

tetradic

#2A5495 #952A89 #956B2A #2A9536

square

#2A5495 #952A89 #956B2A #2A9536

split-complementary

#2A5495 #95362A #89952A

monochromatic

#0F1E36 #1D3965 #2A5495 #376FC5 #6691D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#2A5495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#2A5495 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5495

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5495	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355A98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225094

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00636D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 84, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.117 258.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7183b4',
    500: '#2a5495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5495;
$custom-light: #7183b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.449,
    "s": 56.021,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45064,
    "c": 0.11653,
    "h": 258.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5495

secondary

#BA9761

accent

#A448DF

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5495

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

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