#2A5996#2A5996

#2A5996 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.112 H 256.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5996
RGB	rgb(42, 89, 150)
HSL	hsl(214, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(214, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 40.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.55, 5.46, -38.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.55, 38.52, 278.15°)
OKLab	oklab(46.29% -0.0271 -0.1087)
OKLCH	oklch(46.29% 0.112 256)
XYZ	xyz(10.0302, 9.8379, 30.2185)
Luminance	0.0984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5996 #96672A

analogous

#2A8F96 #2A5996 #312A96

triadic

#2A5996 #962A59 #59962A

tetradic

#2A5996 #962A8F #96672A #2A9631

square

#2A5996 #962A8F #96672A #2A9631

split-complementary

#2A5996 #96312A #8F962A

monochromatic

#0F2036 #1D3D66 #2A5996 #3775C6 #6696D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#2A5996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#2A5996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5996

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5996	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D5E98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006770

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 89, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.112 256.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7187b5',
    500: '#2a5996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5996;
$custom-light: #7187b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.889,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46295,
    "c": 0.11206,
    "h": 256
  },
  "luminance": 0.09839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5996

secondary

#BA9461

accent

#9E48E0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5996

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

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