#2A5CA3#2A5CA3
#2A5CA3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.127 H 257.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A5CA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 92, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.2%, 43.6%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.22, 8.48, -43.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.22, 44.07, 281.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.85% -0.0271 -0.1237) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.85% 0.127 257.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3904, 10.7896, 36.1255) |
| Luminance | 0.1079 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.02
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.19
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 3.41
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.82
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.03
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A5CA3 #A3712A
analogous
#2A98A3 #2A5CA3 #352AA3
triadic
#2A5CA3 #A32A5C #5CA32A
tetradic
#2A5CA3 #A32A98 #A3712A #2AA335
square
#2A5CA3 #A32A98 #A3712A #2AA335
split-complementary
#2A5CA3 #A3352A #98A32A
monochromatic
#112542 #1D4172 #2A5CA3 #3D79CD #6E9ADA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.65
#2A5CA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.16
#2A5CA3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A5CA3
6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A5CA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A5CA3 | 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)
#3962A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2357A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006D77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a5ca3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 92, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.127 257.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7489bf',
500: '#2a5ca3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a5ca3; $custom-light: #7489bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a5ca3",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 92,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.207,
"s": 59.024,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47847,
"c": 0.12662,
"h": 257.6
},
"luminance": 0.10791
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A5CA3
secondary
#C09C68
accent
#A146E2
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EEF0F7
border
#C9CBD0
text
#090B12
muted
#7B7C81