#2A5597#2A5597

#2A5597 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.118 H 258.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5597
RGB	rgb(42, 85, 151)
HSL	hsl(216, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(216, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 43.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.41, 8.45, -40.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.41, 41.42, 281.78°)
OKLab	oklab(45.43% -0.023 -0.1159)
OKLCH	oklch(45.43% 0.118 258.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.7872, 9.2226, 30.5365)
Luminance	0.0922 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5597 #976C2A

analogous

#2A8C97 #2A5597 #352A97

triadic

#2A5597 #972A55 #55972A

tetradic

#2A5597 #972A8C #976C2A #2A9735

square

#2A5597 #972A8C #976C2A #2A9735

split-complementary

#2A5597 #97352A #8C972A

monochromatic

#0F1F37 #1D3A67 #2A5597 #3770C7 #6792D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#2A5597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#2A5597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5597

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5597	1.00	7.38	2.84	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355B9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225196

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00646E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 85, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.118 258.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7284b6',
    500: '#2a5597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5597;
$custom-light: #7284b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.33,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4543,
    "c": 0.11816,
    "h": 258.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5597

secondary

#BB9862

accent

#A448E0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5597

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

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