#2A5CBD#2A5CBD

#2A5CBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.162 H 261.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5CBD
RGB	rgb(42, 92, 189)
HSL	hsl(220, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(220, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 51.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.93, 18.46, -55.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.93, 58.79, 288.30°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% -0.0229 -0.1607)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.162 261.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9640, 11.8190, 49.6796)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5CBD #BD8B2A

analogous

#2AA5BD #2A5CBD #422ABD

triadic

#2A5CBD #BD2A5C #5CBD2A

tetradic

#2A5CBD #BD2AA5 #BD8B2A #2ABD42

square

#2A5CBD #BD2AA5 #BD8B2A #2ABD42

split-complementary

#2A5CBD #BD422A #A5BD2A

monochromatic

#142B59 #1F448B #2A5CBD #4D7CD7 #7FA1E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#2A5CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#2A5CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5CBD

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5CBD	1.00	6.24	3.36	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C68C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 92, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.162 261.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a89d2',
    500: '#2a5cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5cbd;
$custom-light: #7a89d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.592,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49701,
    "c": 0.16231,
    "h": 261.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5CBD

secondary

#CBAF78

accent

#AE41E7

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFF0F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5CBD

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

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