#2A5995#2A5995

#2A5995 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.111 H 255.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5995
RGB	rgb(42, 89, 149)
HSL	hsl(214, 56%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(214, 72%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 40.3%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.49, 5.08, -37.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.49, 37.96, 277.69°)
OKLab	oklab(46.23% -0.0273 -0.1072)
OKLCH	oklch(46.23% 0.111 255.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.9501, 9.8059, 29.7963)
Luminance	0.0981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5995 #95662A

analogous

#2A8E95 #2A5995 #312A95

triadic

#2A5995 #952A59 #59952A

tetradic

#2A5995 #952A8E #95662A #2A9531

square

#2A5995 #952A8E #95662A #2A9531

split-complementary

#2A5995 #95312A #8E952A

monochromatic

#0F2036 #1D3C65 #2A5995 #3776C5 #6696D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#2A5995 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#2A5995 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5995

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5995	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5995	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)

#3D5E97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5494

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006770

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5995;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 89, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.111 255.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7187b4',
    500: '#2a5995',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5995;
$custom-light: #7187b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5995",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.645,
    "s": 56.021,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46231,
    "c": 0.11066,
    "h": 255.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5995

secondary

#BA9361

accent

#9D48DF

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5995

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

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