#2A5574#2A5574

#2A5574 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.070 H 242.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5574
RGB	rgb(42, 85, 116)
HSL	hsl(205, 47%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(205, 64%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.8%, 26.7%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.50, -4.60, -22.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.50, 22.61, 258.27°)
OKLab	oklab(43.31% -0.0329 -0.0622)
OKLCH	oklch(43.31% 0.07 242.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.3546, 8.2495, 17.7243)
Luminance	0.0825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5574 #74492A

analogous

#2A746E #2A5574 #2A3074

triadic

#2A5574 #742A55 #55742A

tetradic

#2A5574 #6E2A74 #74492A #30742A

square

#2A5574 #6E2A74 #74492A #30742A

split-complementary

#2A5574 #742A30 #746E2A

monochromatic

#09131A #1A3447 #2A5574 #3A76A1 #5695C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#2A5574 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#2A5574 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5574

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5574	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5574	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#475575

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D4E73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5574;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 85, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.070 242.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b849c',
    500: '#2a5574',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5574;
$custom-light: #6b849c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5574",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.135,
    "s": 46.835,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4331,
    "c": 0.07032,
    "h": 242.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5574

secondary

#A67654

accent

#8951D6

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#ECEFF2

border

#C7CACC

text

#070B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5574

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

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