#2A5FAE#2A5FAE

#2A5FAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.138 H 258.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5FAE
RGB	rgb(42, 95, 174)
HSL	hsl(216, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(216, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 45.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.79, 10.75, -47.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.79, 48.46, 282.81°)
OKLab	oklab(49.28% -0.0276 -0.1354)
OKLCH	oklch(49.28% 0.138 258.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.6842, 11.7312, 41.6320)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5FAE #AE792A

analogous

#2AA1AE #2A5FAE #372AAE

triadic

#2A5FAE #AE2A5F #5FAE2A

tetradic

#2A5FAE #AE2AA1 #AE792A #2AAE37

square

#2A5FAE #AE2AA1 #AE792A #2AAE37

split-complementary

#2A5FAE #AE372A #A1AE2A

monochromatic

#12294B #1E447D #2A5FAE #437DD2 #759FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#2A5FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#2A5FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5FAE

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5FAE	1.00	6.28	3.35	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3667B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A5BAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00727E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 95, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.138 258.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#768bc7',
    500: '#2a5fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5fae;
$custom-light: #768bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.909,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49275,
    "c": 0.13822,
    "h": 258.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5FAE

secondary

#C5A26F

accent

#A444E4

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0C13

muted

#7C7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5FAE

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

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