#2A56A2#2A56A2

#2A56A2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.132 H 260.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A56A2
RGB	rgb(42, 86, 162)
HSL	hsl(218, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(218, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 46.9%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.40, 12.02, -45.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.40, 47.13, 284.78°)
OKLab	oklab(46.42% -0.0218 -0.1306)
OKLCH	oklch(46.42% 0.132 260.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.8019, 9.7553, 35.4891)
Luminance	0.0976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A56A2 #A2762A

analogous

#2A92A2 #2A56A2 #3A2AA2

triadic

#2A56A2 #A22A56 #56A22A

tetradic

#2A56A2 #A22A92 #A2762A #2AA23A

square

#2A56A2 #A22A92 #A2762A #2AA23A

split-complementary

#2A56A2 #A23A2A #92A22A

monochromatic

#112241 #1D3C71 #2A56A2 #3D71CD #6D95D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#2A56A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#2A56A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A56A2

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A56A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A56A2	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E5EA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1253A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006874

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a56a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 86, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.132 260.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7485be',
    500: '#2a56a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a56a2;
$custom-light: #7485be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a56a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46418,
    "c": 0.13245,
    "h": 260.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A56A2

secondary

#C0A068

accent

#A946E2

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF7

border

#C9CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A56A2

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

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