#2A579D#2A579D

#2A579D is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.124 H 259.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A579D
RGB	rgb(42, 87, 157)
HSL	hsl(217, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(217, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 44.6%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.38, 9.44, -42.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.38, 43.65, 282.49°)
OKLab	oklab(46.3% -0.0236 -0.1219)
OKLCH	oklch(46.3% 0.124 259)
XYZ	xyz(10.4466, 9.7418, 33.2215)
Luminance	0.0974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A579D #9D702A

analogous

#2A919D #2A579D #372A9D

triadic

#2A579D #9D2A57 #579D2A

tetradic

#2A579D #9D2A91 #9D702A #2A9D37

square

#2A579D #9D2A91 #9D702A #2A9D37

split-complementary

#2A579D #9D372A #919D2A

monochromatic

#10213C #1D3C6D #2A579D #3A72CA #6A95D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#2A579D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#2A579D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A579D

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A579D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A579D	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345EA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F539C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a579d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 87, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.124 259.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7385ba',
    500: '#2a579d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a579d;
$custom-light: #7385ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a579d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.522,
    "s": 57.789,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46297,
    "c": 0.12421,
    "h": 259
  },
  "luminance": 0.09743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A579D

secondary

#BE9B65

accent

#A547E1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A579D

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

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