#2A579E#2A579E

#2A579E is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.126 H 259.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A579E
RGB	rgb(42, 87, 158)
HSL	hsl(217, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(217, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.4%, 44.9%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.44, 9.83, -43.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.44, 44.22, 282.84°)
OKLab	oklab(46.37% -0.0235 -0.1234)
OKLCH	oklch(46.37% 0.126 259.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.5324, 9.7761, 33.6730)
Luminance	0.0978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A579E #9E712A

analogous

#2A919E #2A579E #372A9E

triadic

#2A579E #9E2A57 #579E2A

tetradic

#2A579E #9E2A91 #9E712A #2A9E37

square

#2A579E #9E2A91 #9E712A #2A9E37

split-complementary

#2A579E #9E372A #919E2A

monochromatic

#10223D #1D3C6E #2A579E #3A72CB #6B95D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#2A579E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#2A579E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A579E

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A579E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A579E	1.00	7.11	2.96	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345EA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D539D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a579e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 87, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.126 259.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7385bb',
    500: '#2a579e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a579e;
$custom-light: #7385bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a579e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.724,
    "s": 58,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46365,
    "c": 0.12562,
    "h": 259.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A579E

secondary

#BE9C66

accent

#A547E1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A579E

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

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