#2A5DAB#2A5DAB
#2A5DAB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.136 H 258.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A5DAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 93, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.4%, 45.6%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.01, 10.89, -46.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.01, 47.98, 283.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.62% -0.0264 -0.1339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.62% 0.136 258.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2172, 11.2598, 40.0497) |
| Luminance | 0.1126 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 2.39
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.63
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.16
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.32
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.40
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A5DAB #AB782A
analogous
#2A9EAB #2A5DAB #382AAB
triadic
#2A5DAB #AB2A5D #5DAB2A
tetradic
#2A5DAB #AB2A9E #AB782A #2AAB38
square
#2A5DAB #AB2A9E #AB782A #2AAB38
split-complementary
#2A5DAB #AB382A #9EAB2A
monochromatic
#122849 #1E427A #2A5DAB #427AD1 #739DDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.46
#2A5DAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.25
#2A5DAB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A5DAB
6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A5DAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A5DAB | 1.00 | 6.46 | 3.25 | 6.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3565AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1959A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006F7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a5dab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 93, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.136 258.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#768ac4',
500: '#2a5dab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a5dab; $custom-light: #768ac4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a5dab",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 93,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.279,
"s": 60.563,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48619,
"c": 0.13648,
"h": 258.8
},
"luminance": 0.11261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A5DAB
secondary
#C4A26D
accent
#A544E4
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEF0F8
border
#C9CBD1
text
#0A0B13
muted
#7C7C82