#2A558E#2A558E

#2A558E is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.105 H 256.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A558E
RGB	rgb(42, 85, 142)
HSL	hsl(214, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(214, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 40.1%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.87, 5.02, -35.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.87, 36.31, 277.95°)
OKLab	oklab(44.84% -0.025 -0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(44.84% 0.105 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.0841, 8.9413, 26.8330)
Luminance	0.0894 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A558E #8E632A

analogous

#2A878E #2A558E #312A8E

triadic

#2A558E #8E2A55 #558E2A

tetradic

#2A558E #8E2A87 #8E632A #2A8E31

square

#2A558E #8E2A87 #8E632A #2A8E31

split-complementary

#2A558E #8E312A #878E2A

monochromatic

#0E1C30 #1C395F #2A558E #3871BD #6291D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#2A558E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#2A558E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A558E

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A558E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A558E	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B5990

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C508D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00626A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a558e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 85, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.105 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7084af',
    500: '#2a558e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a558e;
$custom-light: #7084af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a558e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.2,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44838,
    "c": 0.10543,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A558E

secondary

#B6905D

accent

#9E4ADE

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDEFF4

border

#C8CACE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A558E

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

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