#2A579F#2A579F

#2A579F is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.127 H 259.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A579F
RGB	rgb(42, 87, 159)
HSL	hsl(217, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(217, 74%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 45.3%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.50, 10.21, -43.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.50, 44.79, 283.17°)
OKLab	oklab(46.43% -0.0233 -0.1249)
OKLCH	oklch(46.43% 0.127 259.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.6188, 9.8107, 34.1282)
Luminance	0.0981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A579F #9F722A

analogous

#2A929F #2A579F #382A9F

triadic

#2A579F #9F2A57 #579F2A

tetradic

#2A579F #9F2A92 #9F722A #2A9F38

square

#2A579F #9F2A92 #9F722A #2A9F38

split-complementary

#2A579F #9F382A #929F2A

monochromatic

#10223E #1D3D6F #2A579F #3B72CB #6B95D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#2A579F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#2A579F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A579F

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A579F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A579F	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#335EA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C539E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a579f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 87, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.127 259.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7385bc',
    500: '#2a579f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a579f;
$custom-light: #7385bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a579f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.923,
    "s": 58.209,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46434,
    "c": 0.12702,
    "h": 259.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A579F

secondary

#BF9D66

accent

#A646E1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A579F

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

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