#2A56AE#2A56AE

#2A56AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.149 H 262.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A56AE
RGB	rgb(42, 86, 174)
HSL	hsl(220, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(220, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 50.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.20, 16.64, -51.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.20, 54.04, 287.93°)
OKLab	oklab(47.29% -0.02 -0.1478)
OKLCH	oklch(47.29% 0.149 262.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.9199, 10.2025, 41.3773)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A56AE #AE822A

analogous

#2A98AE #2A56AE #402AAE

triadic

#2A56AE #AE2A56 #56AE2A

tetradic

#2A56AE #AE2A98 #AE822A #2AAE40

square

#2A56AE #AE2A98 #AE822A #2AAE40

split-complementary

#2A56AE #AE402A #98AE2A

monochromatic

#12254B #1E3E7D #2A56AE #4373D2 #7598DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#2A56AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#2A56AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A56AE

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A56AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A56AE	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2060B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a56ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 86, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.149 262.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7785c7',
    500: '#2a56ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a56ae;
$custom-light: #7785c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a56ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47292,
    "c": 0.14918,
    "h": 262.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A56AE

secondary

#C5A86F

accent

#AF44E4

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A56AE

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

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