#2A5CA4#2A5CA4
#2A5CA4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.128 H 257.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A5CA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 92, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 43.9%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.29, 8.86, -43.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.29, 44.63, 281.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.91% -0.0269 -0.1251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.91% 0.128 257.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4804, 10.8256, 36.5993) |
| Luminance | 0.1083 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.07
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.11
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 3.53
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.91
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.09
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A5CA4 #A4722A
analogous
#2A99A4 #2A5CA4 #352AA4
triadic
#2A5CA4 #A42A5C #5CA42A
tetradic
#2A5CA4 #A42A99 #A4722A #2AA435
square
#2A5CA4 #A42A99 #A4722A #2AA435
split-complementary
#2A5CA4 #A4352A #99A42A
monochromatic
#112543 #1E4173 #2A5CA4 #3E79CD #6E9BDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.63
#2A5CA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#2A5CA4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A5CA4
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A5CA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A5CA4 | 1.00 | 6.63 | 3.17 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3863A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2257A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006D78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a5ca4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 92, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.128 257.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7489bf',
500: '#2a5ca4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a5ca4; $custom-light: #7489bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a5ca4",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 92,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.41,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47914,
"c": 0.12801,
"h": 257.9
},
"luminance": 0.10827
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A5CA4
secondary
#C19D69
accent
#A245E2
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EEF0F7
border
#C9CBD0
text
#090B12
muted
#7B7C81