#2A5797#2A5797

#2A5797 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.116 H 257.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5797
RGB	rgb(42, 87, 151)
HSL	hsl(215, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(215, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 42.4%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.01, 7.14, -39.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.01, 40.24, 280.23°)
OKLab	oklab(45.89% -0.0249 -0.1131)
OKLCH	oklch(45.89% 0.116 257.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.9469, 9.5419, 30.5897)
Luminance	0.0954 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5797 #976A2A

analogous

#2A8E97 #2A5797 #332A97

triadic

#2A5797 #972A57 #57972A

tetradic

#2A5797 #972A8E #976A2A #2A9733

square

#2A5797 #972A8E #976A2A #2A9733

split-complementary

#2A5797 #97332A #8E972A

monochromatic

#0F2037 #1D3B67 #2A5797 #3773C7 #6794D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#2A5797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#2A5797 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5797

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5797	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275296

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00666F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 87, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.116 257.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7285b6',
    500: '#2a5797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5797;
$custom-light: #7285b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.229,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45893,
    "c": 0.11578,
    "h": 257.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5797

secondary

#BB9662

accent

#A148E0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5797

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

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