#2A5CAD#2A5CAD

#2A5CAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.140 H 259.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5CAD
RGB	rgb(42, 92, 173)
HSL	hsl(217, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(217, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 46.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.85, 12.31, -48.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.85, 49.71, 284.34°)
OKLab	oklab(48.54% -0.0252 -0.1382)
OKLCH	oklch(48.54% 0.14 259.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.3221, 11.1623, 41.0322)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5CAD #AD7B2A

analogous

#2A9EAD #2A5CAD #392AAD

triadic

#2A5CAD #AD2A5C #5CAD2A

tetradic

#2A5CAD #AD2A9E #AD7B2A #2AAD39

square

#2A5CAD #AD2A9E #AD7B2A #2AAD39

split-complementary

#2A5CAD #AD392A #9EAD2A

monochromatic

#12284B #1E427C #2A5CAD #4379D1 #749CDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#2A5CAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#2A5CAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5CAD

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5CAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5CAD	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3164B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1058AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5cad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 92, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.140 259.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7689c6',
    500: '#2a5cad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5cad;
$custom-light: #7689c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5cad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.099,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48535,
    "c": 0.14044,
    "h": 259.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5CAD

secondary

#C5A46E

accent

#A744E4

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5CAD

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

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