#2A5DB1#2A5DB1
#2A5DB1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.145 H 259.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A5DB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 93, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.3%, 47.5%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.40, 13.20, -49.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.40, 51.37, 284.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.04% -0.0254 -0.1425) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.04% 0.145 259.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.8021, 11.4938, 43.1303) |
| Luminance | 0.1149 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 2.12
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.84
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.13
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.87
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.94
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A5DB1 #B17E2A
analogous
#2AA1B1 #2A5DB1 #3A2AB1
triadic
#2A5DB1 #B12A5D #5DB12A
tetradic
#2A5DB1 #B12AA1 #B17E2A #2AB13A
square
#2A5DB1 #B12AA1 #B17E2A #2AB13A
split-complementary
#2A5DB1 #B13A2A #A1B12A
monochromatic
#13294E #1E4380 #2A5DB1 #457BD3 #779EDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.37
#2A5DB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.30
#2A5DB1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A5DB1
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A5DB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A5DB1 | 1.00 | 6.37 | 3.30 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2F66B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0859AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00717E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a5db1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 93, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.145 259.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#778ac9',
500: '#2a5db1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a5db1; $custom-light: #778ac9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a5db1",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 93,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.333,
"s": 61.644,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49039,
"c": 0.14473,
"h": 259.9
},
"luminance": 0.11495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A5DB1
secondary
#C6A670
accent
#A843E5
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEF0F8
border
#C9CBD1
text
#0A0B13
muted
#7C7C82