#2A5595#2A5595

#2A5595 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.115 H 258.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5595
RGB	rgb(42, 85, 149)
HSL	hsl(216, 56%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(216, 72%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 43%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.29, 7.69, -39.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.29, 40.28, 281.01°)
OKLab	oklab(45.3% -0.0234 -0.1129)
OKLCH	oklch(45.3% 0.115 258.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.6262, 9.1581, 29.6883)
Luminance	0.0916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5595 #956A2A

analogous

#2A8A95 #2A5595 #352A95

triadic

#2A5595 #952A55 #55952A

tetradic

#2A5595 #952A8A #956A2A #2A9535

square

#2A5595 #952A8A #956A2A #2A9535

split-complementary

#2A5595 #95352A #8A952A

monochromatic

#0F1F36 #1D3A65 #2A5595 #3770C5 #6692D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#2A5595 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#2A5595 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5595

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5595	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5595	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375B97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255194

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00646D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5595;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 85, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.115 258.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7184b4',
    500: '#2a5595',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5595;
$custom-light: #7184b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5595",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.888,
    "s": 56.021,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45296,
    "c": 0.11533,
    "h": 258.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5595

secondary

#BA9661

accent

#A348DF

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5595

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

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