#2A5499#2A5499

#2A5499 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.122 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5499
RGB	rgb(42, 84, 153)
HSL	hsl(217, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(217, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 45.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.24, 9.88, -42.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.24, 43.18, 283.23°)
OKLab	oklab(45.34% -0.0216 -0.1203)
OKLCH	oklch(45.34% 0.122 259.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.8729, 9.1317, 31.3731)
Luminance	0.0913 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5499 #996F2A

analogous

#2A8B99 #2A5499 #372A99

triadic

#2A5499 #992A54 #54992A

tetradic

#2A5499 #992A8B #996F2A #2A9937

square

#2A5499 #992A8B #996F2A #2A9937

split-complementary

#2A5499 #99372A #8B992A

monochromatic

#101F39 #1D3A69 #2A5499 #386FC8 #6891D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#2A5499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#2A5499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5499

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5499	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#325B9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D5098

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00646F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 84, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.122 259.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7283b7',
    500: '#2a5499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5499;
$custom-light: #7283b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.297,
    "s": 56.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45337,
    "c": 0.1222,
    "h": 259.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09133
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5499

secondary

#BC9A63

accent

#A648E0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5499

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

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