#2A5596#2A5596

#2A5596 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.117 H 258.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5596
RGB	rgb(42, 85, 150)
HSL	hsl(216, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(216, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 43.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.35, 8.07, -40.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.35, 40.85, 281.40°)
OKLab	oklab(45.36% -0.0232 -0.1144)
OKLCH	oklch(45.36% 0.117 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.7064, 9.1902, 30.1106)
Luminance	0.0919 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5596 #966B2A

analogous

#2A8B96 #2A5596 #352A96

triadic

#2A5596 #962A55 #55962A

tetradic

#2A5596 #962A8B #966B2A #2A9635

square

#2A5596 #962A8B #966B2A #2A9635

split-complementary

#2A5596 #96352A #8B962A

monochromatic

#0F1F36 #1D3A66 #2A5596 #3770C6 #6692D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#2A5596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#2A5596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5596

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5596	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365B99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00646E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 85, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.117 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7184b5',
    500: '#2a5596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5596;
$custom-light: #7184b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.111,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45363,
    "c": 0.11674,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5596

secondary

#BA9761

accent

#A348E0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5596

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

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