#2A5EA3#2A5EA3

#2A5EA3 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.124 H 256.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5EA3
RGB	rgb(42, 94, 163)
HSL	hsl(214, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(214, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 42.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.82, 7.18, -42.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.82, 42.90, 279.64°)
OKLab	oklab(48.31% -0.0289 -0.1209)
OKLCH	oklch(48.31% 0.124 256.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.5660, 11.1407, 36.1840)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5EA3 #A36F2A

analogous

#2A9AA3 #2A5EA3 #332AA3

triadic

#2A5EA3 #A32A5E #5EA32A

tetradic

#2A5EA3 #A32A9A #A36F2A #2AA333

square

#2A5EA3 #A32A9A #A36F2A #2AA333

split-complementary

#2A5EA3 #A3332A #9AA32A

monochromatic

#112642 #1D4272 #2A5EA3 #3D7BCD #6E9CDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#2A5EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#2A5EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5EA3

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5EA3	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D64A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2859A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 94, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.124 256.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#748bbf',
    500: '#2a5ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5ea3;
$custom-light: #748bbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.215,
    "s": 59.024,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48306,
    "c": 0.12429,
    "h": 256.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5EA3

secondary

#C09B68

accent

#9F46E2

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEF0F7

border

#C9CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5EA3

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

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