#2A5799#2A5799

#2A5799 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.119 H 258.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5799
RGB	rgb(42, 87, 153)
HSL	hsl(216, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(216, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 43.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.13, 7.91, -40.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.13, 41.37, 281.02°)
OKLab	oklab(46.03% -0.0245 -0.116)
OKLCH	oklch(46.03% 0.119 258.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.1107, 9.6075, 31.4524)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5799 #996C2A

analogous

#2A8E99 #2A5799 #352A99

triadic

#2A5799 #992A57 #57992A

tetradic

#2A5799 #992A8E #996C2A #2A9935

square

#2A5799 #992A8E #996C2A #2A9935

split-complementary

#2A5799 #99352A #8E992A

monochromatic

#102039 #1D3C69 #2A5799 #3872C8 #6894D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#2A5799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#2A5799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5799

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5799	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245398

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006670

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 87, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.119 258.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7285b7',
    500: '#2a5799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5799;
$custom-light: #7285b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.676,
    "s": 56.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46026,
    "c": 0.11859,
    "h": 258.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5799

secondary

#BC9863

accent

#A248E0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5799

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

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