#2A5AB9#2A5AB9

#2A5AB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.159 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5AB9
RGB	rgb(42, 90, 185)
HSL	hsl(220, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(220, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 51.4%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.09, 18.23, -54.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.09, 57.79, 288.39°)
OKLab	oklab(48.98% -0.0218 -0.1578)
OKLCH	oklch(48.98% 0.159 262.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.3648, 11.3058, 47.3674)
Luminance	0.1131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5AB9 #B9892A

analogous

#2AA2B9 #2A5AB9 #412AB9

triadic

#2A5AB9 #B92A5A #5AB92A

tetradic

#2A5AB9 #B92AA2 #B9892A #2AB941

square

#2A5AB9 #B92AA2 #B9892A #2AB941

split-complementary

#2A5AB9 #B9412A #A2B92A

monochromatic

#132955 #1F4287 #2A5AB9 #4A79D6 #7C9EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#2A5AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#2A5AB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5AB9

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5AB9	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C65BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 90, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.159 262.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7988cf',
    500: '#2a5ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5ab9;
$custom-light: #7988cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.86,
    "s": 62.996,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48975,
    "c": 0.15933,
    "h": 262.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5AB9

secondary

#CAAD75

accent

#AF42E6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF9

border

#CACAD2

text

#0A0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5AB9

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

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