#2A5CA8#2A5CA8
#2A5CA8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.134 H 258.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A5CA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 92, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 45.2%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.53, 10.39, -45.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.53, 46.88, 282.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.19% -0.0261 -0.131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.19% 0.134 258.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8473, 10.9724, 38.5317) |
| Luminance | 0.1097 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 2.81
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.31
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 3.98
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.06
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.26
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A5CA8 #A8762A
analogous
#2A9BA8 #2A5CA8 #372AA8
triadic
#2A5CA8 #A82A5C #5CA82A
tetradic
#2A5CA8 #A82A9B #A8762A #2AA837
square
#2A5CA8 #A82A9B #A8762A #2AA837
split-complementary
#2A5CA8 #A8372A #9BA82A
monochromatic
#122646 #1E4177 #2A5CA8 #4079CF #719BDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.57
#2A5CA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.19
#2A5CA8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A5CA8
6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A5CA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A5CA8 | 1.00 | 6.57 | 3.19 | 6.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3563AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1C58A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006E7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a5ca8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 92, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.134 258.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7589c2',
500: '#2a5ca8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a5ca8; $custom-light: #7589c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a5ca8",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 92,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.19,
"s": 60,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48186,
"c": 0.13354,
"h": 258.7
},
"luminance": 0.10974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A5CA8
secondary
#C3A06B
accent
#A445E3
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEF0F8
border
#C9CBD1
text
#0A0B12
muted
#7C7C81