#2A5590#2A5590
#2A5590 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.108 H 256.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A5590 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 85, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 55%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 71%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.8%, 41%, 0%, 43.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.99, 5.78, -36.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.99, 37.44, 278.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.97% -0.0245 -0.1054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.97% 0.108 256.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.2356, 9.0019, 27.6310) |
| Luminance | 0.0900 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 0.82
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.48
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.81
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 3.29
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.32
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A5590 #90652A
analogous
#2A8890 #2A5590 #322A90
triadic
#2A5590 #902A55 #55902A
tetradic
#2A5590 #902A88 #90652A #2A9032
square
#2A5590 #902A88 #90652A #2A9032
split-complementary
#2A5590 #90322A #88902A
monochromatic
#0E1D31 #1C3961 #2A5590 #3871BF #6392D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.50
#2A5590 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#2A5590 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A5590
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A5590 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A5590 | 1.00 | 7.50 | 2.80 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A5A92
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2A508F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00636B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a5590; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 85, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.108 256.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7084b1',
500: '#2a5590',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a5590; $custom-light: #7084b1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a5590",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 85,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.706,
"s": 54.839,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44967,
"c": 0.10825,
"h": 256.9
},
"luminance": 0.09003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A5590
secondary
#B7925E
accent
#A04ADE
background
#F7F8FA
surface
#EDEFF5
border
#C8CACF
text
#080A10
muted
#7B7C7F