#2A599D#2A599D

#2A599D is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.122 H 257.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A599D
RGB	rgb(42, 89, 157)
HSL	hsl(215, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(215, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.97, 8.13, -41.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.97, 42.45, 281.04°)
OKLab	oklab(46.76% -0.0255 -0.1191)
OKLCH	oklch(46.76% 0.122 257.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.6108, 10.0702, 33.2763)
Luminance	0.1007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A599D #9D6E2A

analogous

#2A939D #2A599D #342A9D

triadic

#2A599D #9D2A59 #599D2A

tetradic

#2A599D #9D2A93 #9D6E2A #2A9D34

square

#2A599D #9D2A93 #9D6E2A #2A9D34

split-complementary

#2A599D #9D342A #939D2A

monochromatic

#10223C #1D3E6D #2A599D #3A75CA #6A97D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#2A599D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#2A599D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A599D

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A599D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A599D	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385FA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#24549C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a599d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 89, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.122 257.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7387ba',
    500: '#2a599d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a599d;
$custom-light: #7387ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a599d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.478,
    "s": 57.789,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46756,
    "c": 0.12183,
    "h": 257.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A599D

secondary

#BE9965

accent

#A247E1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A599D

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

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