#2A5796#2A5796

#2A5796 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.114 H 257.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5796
RGB	rgb(42, 87, 150)
HSL	hsl(215, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(215, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 42%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.95, 6.76, -39.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.95, 39.67, 279.81°)
OKLab	oklab(45.83% -0.0251 -0.1116)
OKLCH	oklch(45.83% 0.114 257.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.8661, 9.5096, 30.1638)
Luminance	0.0951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5796 #96692A

analogous

#2A8D96 #2A5796 #332A96

triadic

#2A5796 #962A57 #57962A

tetradic

#2A5796 #962A8D #96692A #2A9633

square

#2A5796 #962A8D #96692A #2A9633

split-complementary

#2A5796 #96332A #8D962A

monochromatic

#0F2036 #1D3B66 #2A5796 #3773C6 #6694D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#2A5796 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#2A5796 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5796

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5796	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5796	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395C98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285295

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00666F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5796;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 87, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.114 257.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7185b5',
    500: '#2a5796',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5796;
$custom-light: #7185b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5796",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45827,
    "c": 0.11437,
    "h": 257.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5796

secondary

#BA9561

accent

#A148E0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5796

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

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