#2A5B8A#2A5B8A

#2A5B8A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.093 H 249.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5B8A
RGB	rgb(42, 91, 138)
HSL	hsl(209, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(209, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 34.1%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.50, -0.34, -30.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.50, 30.96, 269.38°)
OKLab	oklab(46.04% -0.0324 -0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(46.04% 0.093 249.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.2817, 9.8084, 25.4439)
Luminance	0.0981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5B8A #8A592A

analogous

#2A8A89 #2A5B8A #2A2B8A

triadic

#2A5B8A #8A2A5B #5B8A2A

tetradic

#2A5B8A #892A8A #8A592A #2B8A2A

square

#2A5B8A #892A8A #8A592A #2B8A2A

split-complementary

#2A5B8A #8A2A2B #8A892A

monochromatic

#0D1D2C #1C3C5B #2A5B8A #387AB9 #6098CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#2A5B8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#2A5B8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5B8A

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5B8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5B8A	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#465D8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395489

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00666C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5b8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 91, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.093 249.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f89ac',
    500: '#2a5b8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5b8a;
$custom-light: #6f89ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5b8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.375,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46036,
    "c": 0.09349,
    "h": 249.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5B8A

secondary

#B4875B

accent

#924BDD

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDEFF4

border

#C8CACE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5B8A

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

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