#2A56AB#2A56AB

#2A56AB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.145 H 261.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A56AB
RGB	rgb(42, 86, 171)
HSL	hsl(220, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(220, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 49.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.00, 15.48, -49.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.00, 52.31, 287.22°)
OKLab	oklab(47.07% -0.0204 -0.1436)
OKLCH	oklch(47.07% 0.145 261.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.6307, 10.0868, 39.8542)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A56AB #AB7F2A

analogous

#2A97AB #2A56AB #3F2AAB

triadic

#2A56AB #AB2A56 #56AB2A

tetradic

#2A56AB #AB2A97 #AB7F2A #2AAB3F

square

#2A56AB #AB2A97 #AB7F2A #2AAB3F

split-complementary

#2A56AB #AB3F2A #97AB2A

monochromatic

#122549 #1E3D7A #2A56AB #4272D1 #7397DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#2A56AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#2A56AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A56AB

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A56AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A56AB	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2460AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a56ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 86, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.145 261.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7685c5',
    500: '#2a56ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a56ab;
$custom-light: #7685c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a56ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.535,
    "s": 60.563,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47069,
    "c": 0.14502,
    "h": 261.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A56AB

secondary

#C4A66D

accent

#AD44E4

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A56AB

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

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