#2A5CAA#2A5CAA
#2A5CAA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.136 H 259.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A5CAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 92, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.3%, 45.9%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.66, 11.16, -46.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.66, 48.01, 283.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.33% -0.0257 -0.1338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.33% 0.136 259.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0351, 11.0475, 39.5205) |
| Luminance | 0.1105 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 2.68
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.46
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.92
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.21
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.45
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A5CAA #AA782A
analogous
#2A9CAA #2A5CAA #382AAA
triadic
#2A5CAA #AA2A5C #5CAA2A
tetradic
#2A5CAA #AA2A9C #AA782A #2AAA38
square
#2A5CAA #AA2A9C #AA782A #2AAA38
split-complementary
#2A5CAA #AA382A #9CAA2A
monochromatic
#122748 #1E4179 #2A5CAA #4179D0 #729CDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.54
#2A5CAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.21
#2A5CAA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A5CAA
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A5CAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A5CAA | 1.00 | 6.54 | 3.21 | 6.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3464AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1858A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006E7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a5caa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 92, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.136 259.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7589c4',
500: '#2a5caa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a5caa; $custom-light: #7589c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a5caa",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 92,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.563,
"s": 60.377,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48325,
"c": 0.1363,
"h": 259.1
},
"luminance": 0.11049
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A5CAA
secondary
#C3A16C
accent
#A544E4
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEF0F8
border
#C9CBD1
text
#0A0B13
muted
#7C7C82