#2A5572#2A5572

#2A5572 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.068 H 240.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5572
RGB	rgb(42, 85, 114)
HSL	hsl(204, 46%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(204, 63%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 25.4%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.40, -5.31, -21.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.40, 21.70, 255.84°)
OKLab	oklab(43.21% -0.0336 -0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(43.21% 0.068 240.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.2395, 8.2035, 17.1182)
Luminance	0.0820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5572 #72472A

analogous

#2A726B #2A5572 #2A3172

triadic

#2A5572 #722A55 #55722A

tetradic

#2A5572 #6B2A72 #72472A #31722A

square

#2A5572 #6B2A72 #72472A #31722A

split-complementary

#2A5572 #722A31 #726B2A

monochromatic

#091219 #1A3445 #2A5572 #3A769F #5696C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#2A5572 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#2A5572 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5572

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5572	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5572	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#485573

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E4E71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5572;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 85, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.068 240.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b849a',
    500: '#2a5572',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5572;
$custom-light: #6b849a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5572",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.167,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43205,
    "c": 0.0679,
    "h": 240.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5572

secondary

#A47454

accent

#8752D6

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#ECEFF2

border

#C7CACC

text

#070B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5572

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

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