#2A56A3#2A56A3

#2A56A3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.134 H 260.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A56A3
RGB	rgb(42, 86, 163)
HSL	hsl(218, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(218, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 47.2%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.46, 12.40, -46.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.46, 47.70, 285.07°)
OKLab	oklab(46.49% -0.0216 -0.1321)
OKLCH	oklch(46.49% 0.134 260.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.8911, 9.7910, 35.9591)
Luminance	0.0979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A56A3 #A3772A

analogous

#2A92A3 #2A56A3 #3B2AA3

triadic

#2A56A3 #A32A56 #56A32A

tetradic

#2A56A3 #A32A92 #A3772A #2AA33B

square

#2A56A3 #A32A92 #A3772A #2AA33B

split-complementary

#2A56A3 #A33B2A #92A32A

monochromatic

#112342 #1D3C72 #2A56A3 #3D71CD #6E95DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#2A56A3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#2A56A3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A56A3

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A56A3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A56A3	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5EA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1053A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006874

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a56a3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 86, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.134 260.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7485bf',
    500: '#2a56a3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a56a3;
$custom-light: #7485bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a56a3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.182,
    "s": 59.024,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46489,
    "c": 0.13385,
    "h": 260.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A56A3

secondary

#C0A068

accent

#A946E2

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF7

border

#C9CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A56A3

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

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