#2A5E99#2A5E99

#2A5E99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.111 H 253.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5E99
RGB	rgb(42, 94, 153)
HSL	hsl(212, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(212, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 38.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.24, 3.38, -37.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.24, 37.41, 275.19°)
OKLab	oklab(47.67% -0.0313 -0.1061)
OKLCH	oklch(47.67% 0.111 253.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.7052, 10.7964, 31.6505)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5E99 #99652A

analogous

#2A9599 #2A5E99 #2D2A99

triadic

#2A5E99 #992A5E #5E992A

tetradic

#2A5E99 #992A95 #99652A #2A992D

square

#2A5E99 #992A95 #99652A #2A992D

split-complementary

#2A5E99 #992D2A #95992A

monochromatic

#102339 #1D4069 #2A5E99 #387CC8 #689BD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#2A5E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#2A5E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5E99

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5E99	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43629B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325898

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 94, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.111 253.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#728bb7',
    500: '#2a5e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5e99;
$custom-light: #728bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.892,
    "s": 56.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47665,
    "c": 0.11061,
    "h": 253.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5E99

secondary

#BC9263

accent

#9948E0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5E99

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

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