#2A599F#2A599F

#2A599F is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.125 H 258.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A599F
RGB	rgb(42, 89, 159)
HSL	hsl(216, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(216, 74%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 44%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.09, 8.90, -42.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.09, 43.59, 281.78°)
OKLab	oklab(46.89% -0.0251 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(46.89% 0.125 258.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.7830, 10.1390, 34.1829)
Luminance	0.1014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2A599F #9F702A

analogous

#2A949F #2A599F #352A9F

triadic

#2A599F #9F2A59 #599F2A

tetradic

#2A599F #9F2A94 #9F702A #2A9F35

square

#2A599F #9F2A94 #9F702A #2A9F35

split-complementary

#2A599F #9F352A #949F2A

monochromatic

#10233E #1D3E6F #2A599F #3B75CB #6B97D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#2A599F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#2A599F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A599F

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A599F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A599F	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375FA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#21559E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a599f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 89, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.125 258.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7387bc',
    500: '#2a599f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a599f;
$custom-light: #7387bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a599f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.897,
    "s": 58.209,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4689,
    "c": 0.12462,
    "h": 258.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A599F

secondary

#BF9B66

accent

#A346E1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A599F

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

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