#2A56A4#2A56A4

#2A56A4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.135 H 260.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A56A4
RGB	rgb(42, 86, 164)
HSL	hsl(218, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(218, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 47.6%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.53, 12.79, -46.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.53, 48.28, 285.36°)
OKLab	oklab(46.56% -0.0215 -0.1335)
OKLCH	oklch(46.56% 0.135 260.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.9811, 9.8269, 36.4328)
Luminance	0.0983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A56A4 #A4782A

analogous

#2A93A4 #2A56A4 #3B2AA4

triadic

#2A56A4 #A42A56 #56A42A

tetradic

#2A56A4 #A42A93 #A4782A #2AA43B

square

#2A56A4 #A42A93 #A4782A #2AA43B

split-complementary

#2A56A4 #A43B2A #93A42A

monochromatic

#112343 #1E3C73 #2A56A4 #3E72CD #6E95DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#2A56A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#2A56A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A56A4

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A56A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A56A4	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C5EA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D53A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006875

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a56a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 86, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.135 260.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7485bf',
    500: '#2a56a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a56a4;
$custom-light: #7485bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a56a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.361,
    "s": 59.223,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4656,
    "c": 0.13526,
    "h": 260.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A56A4

secondary

#C1A169

accent

#AA45E2

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF7

border

#C9CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A56A4

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

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