#2A5EBC#2A5EBC
#2A5EBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.159 H 261.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A5EBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 94, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 78%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.7%, 50%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.42, 16.77, -54.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.42, 56.97, 287.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.05% -0.0246 -0.1566) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.05% 0.159 261.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0314, 12.1269, 49.1684) |
| Luminance | 0.1213 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 2.01
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.96
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.79
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 5.14
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.29
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A5EBC #BC882A
analogous
#2AA7BC #2A5EBC #3F2ABC
triadic
#2A5EBC #BC2A5E #5EBC2A
tetradic
#2A5EBC #BC2AA7 #BC882A #2ABC3F
square
#2A5EBC #BC2AA7 #BC882A #2ABC3F
split-complementary
#2A5EBC #BC3F2A #A7BC2A
monochromatic
#142C58 #1F458A #2A5EBC #4C7ED7 #7EA2E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.13
#2A5EBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.43
#2A5EBC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A5EBC
6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A5EBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A5EBC | 1.00 | 6.13 | 3.43 | 6.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2569BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005BBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007584
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a5ebc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 94, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.159 261.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#798bd1',
500: '#2a5ebc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a5ebc; $custom-light: #798bd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a5ebc",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 94,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.63,
"s": 63.478,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50054,
"c": 0.15852,
"h": 261.1
},
"luminance": 0.12128
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A5EBC
secondary
#CBAD77
accent
#AC41E7
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFF0F9
border
#CACBD2
text
#0B0B14
muted
#7C7C82