#2A5EB3#2A5EB3

#2A5EB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.146 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5EB3
RGB	rgb(42, 94, 179)
HSL	hsl(217, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(217, 77%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.5%, 47.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, 13.31, -50.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 51.88, 284.87°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% -0.0259 -0.1439)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.146 259.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.0913, 11.7508, 44.2173)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5EB3 #B37F2A

analogous

#2AA2B3 #2A5EB3 #3A2AB3

triadic

#2A5EB3 #B32A5E #5EB32A

tetradic

#2A5EB3 #B32AA2 #B37F2A #2AB33A

square

#2A5EB3 #B32AA2 #B37F2A #2AB33A

split-complementary

#2A5EB3 #B33A2A #A2B32A

monochromatic

#132A50 #1E4481 #2A5EB3 #467CD4 #789FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#2A5EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#2A5EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5EB3

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5EB3	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3067B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#075AB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007280

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 94, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.146 259.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#778bca',
    500: '#2a5eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5eb3;
$custom-light: #778bca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.226,
    "s": 61.991,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49402,
    "c": 0.14626,
    "h": 259.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5EB3

secondary

#C7A772

accent

#A743E5

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5EB3

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →