#2A5EBD#2A5EBD

#2A5EBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.160 H 261.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5EBD
RGB	rgb(42, 94, 189)
HSL	hsl(219, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(219, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 50.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.49, 17.15, -54.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.49, 57.53, 287.34°)
OKLab	oklab(50.13% -0.0244 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(50.13% 0.16 261.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.1395, 12.1701, 49.7381)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5EBD #BD892A

analogous

#2AA7BD #2A5EBD #402ABD

triadic

#2A5EBD #BD2A5E #5EBD2A

tetradic

#2A5EBD #BD2AA7 #BD892A #2ABD40

square

#2A5EBD #BD2AA7 #BD892A #2ABD40

split-complementary

#2A5EBD #BD402A #A7BD2A

monochromatic

#142C59 #1F458B #2A5EBD #4D7ED7 #7FA2E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#2A5EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#2A5EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5EBD

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5EBD	1.00	6.11	3.43	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2369C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007584

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 94, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.160 261.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a8bd1',
    500: '#2a5ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5ebd;
$custom-light: #7a8bd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.776,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50128,
    "c": 0.15988,
    "h": 261.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5EBD

secondary

#CBAE78

accent

#AC41E7

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFF0F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5EBD

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

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