#2A5AAC#2A5AAC
#2A5AAC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.141 H 260.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A5AAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 90, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 76%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 47.7%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.21, 13.24, -48.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.21, 50.38, 285.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.02% -0.0236 -0.1395) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.02% 0.141 260.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0547, 10.7818, 40.4675) |
| Luminance | 0.1078 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.13
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.20
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.56
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.39
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.52
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A5AAC #AC7C2A
analogous
#2A9BAC #2A5AAC #3B2AAC
triadic
#2A5AAC #AC2A5A #5AAC2A
tetradic
#2A5AAC #AC2A9B #AC7C2A #2AAC3B
square
#2A5AAC #AC2A9B #AC7C2A #2AAC3B
split-complementary
#2A5AAC #AC3B2A #9BAC2A
monochromatic
#12274A #1E407B #2A5AAC #4277D1 #739ADD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.65
#2A5AAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.16
#2A5AAC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A5AAC
6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A5AAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A5AAC | 1.00 | 6.65 | 3.16 | 6.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2D63AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0857AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006D7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a5aac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 90, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.141 260.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7688c5',
500: '#2a5aac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a5aac; $custom-light: #7688c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a5aac",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 90,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.846,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4802,
"c": 0.14149,
"h": 260.4
},
"luminance": 0.10783
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A5AAC
secondary
#C4A46D
accent
#A944E4
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEEFF8
border
#C9CAD1
text
#0A0B13
muted
#7C7C82