#2A556D#2A556D
#2A556D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.062 H 235.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A556D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 85, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 44%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 61%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.5%, 22%, 0%, 57.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.18, -7.06, -18.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.18, 19.60, 248.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.95% -0.0355 -0.0511) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.95% 0.062 235.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.9626, 8.0927, 15.6602) |
| Luminance | 0.0809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Slate Blue
#214761
ΔE00 5.00
Dark Grey Blue
#29465B
ΔE00 5.42
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 5.84
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 6.89
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 7.24
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 7.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A556D #6D422A
analogous
#2A6D64 #2A556D #2A336D
triadic
#2A556D #6D2A55 #556D2A
tetradic
#2A556D #642A6D #6D422A #336D2A
square
#2A556D #642A6D #6D422A #336D2A
split-complementary
#2A556D #6D2A33 #6D642A
monochromatic
#091116 #193341 #2A556D #3B7799 #5498BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.02
#2A556D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.62
#2A556D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A556D
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A556D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A556D | 1.00 | 8.02 | 2.62 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A546E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#404D6D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005B5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a556d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 85, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.062 235.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6a8497',
500: '#2a556d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a556d; $custom-light: #6a8497; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a556d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 85,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.493,
"s": 44.371,
"l": 29.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42949,
"c": 0.0622,
"h": 235.2
},
"luminance": 0.08093
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A556D
secondary
#9F6F54
accent
#8254D4
background
#F6F8F9
surface
#EBEFF2
border
#C6CACC
text
#070B0D
muted
#7A7C7E