#2A5E8D#2A5E8D
#2A5E8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.095 H 248.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A5E8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 94, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.2%, 33.3%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.59, -1.11, -31.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.59, 31.08, 267.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.94% -0.0347 -0.088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.94% 0.095 248.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7635, 10.4197, 26.6908) |
| Luminance | 0.1042 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 1.82
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 2.55
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 4.01
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.31
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 4.38
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A5E8D #8D592A
analogous
#2A8D8A #2A5E8D #2A2C8D
triadic
#2A5E8D #8D2A5E #5E8D2A
tetradic
#2A5E8D #8A2A8D #8D592A #2C8D2A
square
#2A5E8D #8A2A8D #8D592A #2C8D2A
split-complementary
#2A5E8D #8D2A2C #8D8A2A
monochromatic
#0E1F2F #1C3F5E #2A5E8D #387DBC #619BD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.81
#2A5E8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.08
#2A5E8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A5E8D
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A5E8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A5E8D | 1.00 | 6.81 | 3.08 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#49608F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B578C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00696F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a5e8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 94, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.095 248.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#708bae',
500: '#2a5e8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a5e8d; $custom-light: #708bae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a5e8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 94,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.485,
"s": 54.098,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46943,
"c": 0.09456,
"h": 248.5
},
"luminance": 0.10421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A5E8D
secondary
#B6875D
accent
#904ADD
background
#F7F8FA
surface
#EDF0F4
border
#C8CBCE
text
#080C10
muted
#7B7D7F