#2A5EAD#2A5EAD

#2A5EAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.138 H 258.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5EAD
RGB	rgb(42, 94, 173)
HSL	hsl(216, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(216, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 45.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.43, 11.01, -47.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.43, 48.50, 283.12°)
OKLab	oklab(48.98% -0.0269 -0.1354)
OKLCH	oklch(48.98% 0.138 258.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.4976, 11.5134, 41.0907)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5EAD #AD792A

analogous

#2AA0AD #2A5EAD #372AAD

triadic

#2A5EAD #AD2A5E #5EAD2A

tetradic

#2A5EAD #AD2AA0 #AD792A #2AAD37

square

#2A5EAD #AD2AA0 #AD792A #2AAD37

split-complementary

#2A5EAD #AD372A #A0AD2A

monochromatic

#12284B #1E437C #2A5EAD #437BD1 #749EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#2A5EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#2A5EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5EAD

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5EAD	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3566B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#195AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00717D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 94, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.138 258.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#768bc6',
    500: '#2a5ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5ead;
$custom-light: #768bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.183,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48981,
    "c": 0.13804,
    "h": 258.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5EAD

secondary

#C5A26E

accent

#A444E4

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5EAD

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

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