#2A5899#2A5899

#2A5899 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.117 H 257.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5899
RGB	rgb(42, 88, 153)
HSL	hsl(215, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(215, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 42.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.43, 7.26, -40.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.43, 40.78, 280.25°)
OKLab	oklab(46.26% -0.0254 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(46.26% 0.117 257.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.1922, 9.7705, 31.4796)
Luminance	0.0977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5899 #996B2A

analogous

#2A8F99 #2A5899 #332A99

triadic

#2A5899 #992A58 #58992A

tetradic

#2A5899 #992A8F #996B2A #2A9933

square

#2A5899 #992A8F #996B2A #2A9933

split-complementary

#2A5899 #99332A #8F992A

monochromatic

#102139 #1D3C69 #2A5899 #3874C8 #6895D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#2A5899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#2A5899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5899

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5899	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395E9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275398

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006771

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 88, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.117 257.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7286b7',
    500: '#2a5899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5899;
$custom-light: #7286b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.135,
    "s": 56.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46258,
    "c": 0.11741,
    "h": 257.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5899

secondary

#BC9763

accent

#A148E0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5899

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

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