#2A599C#2A599C

#2A599C is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.120 H 257.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A599C
RGB	rgb(42, 89, 156)
HSL	hsl(215, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(215, 73%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 42.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.91, 7.75, -41.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.91, 41.89, 280.66°)
OKLab	oklab(46.69% -0.0257 -0.1176)
OKLCH	oklch(46.69% 0.12 257.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.5258, 10.0362, 32.8285)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A599C #9C6D2A

analogous

#2A929C #2A599C #342A9C

triadic

#2A599C #9C2A59 #599C2A

tetradic

#2A599C #9C2A92 #9C6D2A #2A9C34

square

#2A599C #9C2A92 #9C6D2A #2A9C34

split-complementary

#2A599C #9C342A #929C2A

monochromatic

#10223C #1D3D6C #2A599C #3975CA #6A97D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#2A599C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#2A599C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A599C

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A599C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A599C	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395F9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#25549B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a599c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 89, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.120 257.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7387b9',
    500: '#2a599c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a599c;
$custom-light: #7387b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a599c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.263,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46689,
    "c": 0.12043,
    "h": 257.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A599C

secondary

#BD9965

accent

#A147E1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A599C

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

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