#2A599E#2A599E

#2A599E is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.123 H 258.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A599E
RGB	rgb(42, 89, 158)
HSL	hsl(216, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(216, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.4%, 43.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.03, 8.52, -42.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.03, 43.02, 281.42°)
OKLab	oklab(46.82% -0.0253 -0.1206)
OKLCH	oklch(46.82% 0.123 258.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.6965, 10.1045, 33.7277)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A599E #9E6F2A

analogous

#2A939E #2A599E #352A9E

triadic

#2A599E #9E2A59 #599E2A

tetradic

#2A599E #9E2A93 #9E6F2A #2A9E35

square

#2A599E #9E2A93 #9E6F2A #2A9E35

split-complementary

#2A599E #9E352A #939E2A

monochromatic

#10233D #1D3E6E #2A599E #3A75CB #6B97D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#2A599E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#2A599E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A599E

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A599E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A599E	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375FA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23559D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a599e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 89, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.123 258.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7387bb',
    500: '#2a599e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a599e;
$custom-light: #7387bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a599e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.69,
    "s": 58,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46823,
    "c": 0.12322,
    "h": 258.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A599E

secondary

#BE9A66

accent

#A347E1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A599E

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

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