#2A5591#2A5591

#2A5591 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.110 H 257.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5591
RGB	rgb(42, 85, 145)
HSL	hsl(215, 55%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(215, 71%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(71%, 41.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.05, 6.16, -37.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.05, 38.00, 279.33°)
OKLab	oklab(45.03% -0.0243 -0.1069)
OKLCH	oklch(45.03% 0.11 257.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.3123, 9.0326, 28.0353)
Luminance	0.0903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5591 #91662A

analogous

#2A8991 #2A5591 #322A91

triadic

#2A5591 #912A55 #55912A

tetradic

#2A5591 #912A89 #91662A #2A9132

square

#2A5591 #912A89 #91662A #2A9132

split-complementary

#2A5591 #91322A #89912A

monochromatic

#0F1D32 #1C3962 #2A5591 #3871C0 #6392D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#2A5591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#2A5591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5591

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5591	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395A93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295090

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00636C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 85, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.110 257.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7084b1',
    500: '#2a5591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5591;
$custom-light: #7084b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.951,
    "s": 55.08,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45032,
    "c": 0.10966,
    "h": 257.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5591

secondary

#B8935F

accent

#A049DE

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5591

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

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