#2A5EAC#2A5EAC
#2A5EAC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.137 H 258.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A5EAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 94, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 76%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 45.3%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.37, 10.63, -46.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.37, 47.94, 282.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.91% -0.0271 -0.134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.91% 0.137 258.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4012, 11.4748, 40.5830) |
| Luminance | 0.1148 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 2.13
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.83
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.33
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.42
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.46
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A5EAC #AC782A
analogous
#2A9FAC #2A5EAC #372AAC
triadic
#2A5EAC #AC2A5E #5EAC2A
tetradic
#2A5EAC #AC2A9F #AC782A #2AAC37
square
#2A5EAC #AC2A9F #AC782A #2AAC37
split-complementary
#2A5EAC #AC372A #9FAC2A
monochromatic
#12284A #1E437B #2A5EAC #427BD1 #739EDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.37
#2A5EAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.30
#2A5EAC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A5EAC
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A5EAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A5EAC | 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)
#3666AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1B5AAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00707C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a5eac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 94, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.137 258.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#768bc5',
500: '#2a5eac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a5eac; $custom-light: #768bc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a5eac",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 94,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48912,
"c": 0.13667,
"h": 258.6
},
"luminance": 0.11476
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A5EAC
secondary
#C4A26D
accent
#A444E4
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEF0F8
border
#C9CBD1
text
#0A0B13
muted
#7C7C82