#2A5696#2A5696

#2A5696 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.116 H 257.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5696
RGB	rgb(42, 86, 150)
HSL	hsl(216, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(216, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 42.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.65, 7.42, -39.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.65, 40.26, 280.62°)
OKLab	oklab(45.6% -0.0241 -0.113)
OKLCH	oklch(45.6% 0.116 257.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.7857, 9.3488, 30.1370)
Luminance	0.0935 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5696 #966A2A

analogous

#2A8C96 #2A5696 #342A96

triadic

#2A5696 #962A56 #56962A

tetradic

#2A5696 #962A8C #966A2A #2A9634

square

#2A5696 #962A8C #966A2A #2A9634

split-complementary

#2A5696 #96342A #8C962A

monochromatic

#0F1F36 #1D3B66 #2A5696 #3771C6 #6693D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#2A5696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#2A5696 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5696

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5696	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385C99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265295

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00656E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 86, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.116 257.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7185b5',
    500: '#2a5696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5696;
$custom-light: #7185b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.556,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45595,
    "c": 0.11555,
    "h": 257.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5696

secondary

#BA9661

accent

#A248E0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5696

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

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