#2A5FB3#2A5FB3
#2A5FB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.145 H 259.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A5FB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 95, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 77%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.5%, 46.9%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.10, 12.66, -49.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.10, 51.27, 284.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.62% -0.0267 -0.1426) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.62% 0.145 259.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.1808, 11.9298, 44.2471) |
| Luminance | 0.1193 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 1.59
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.38
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.39
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.43
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.51
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A5FB3 #B37E2A
analogous
#2AA3B3 #2A5FB3 #392AB3
triadic
#2A5FB3 #B32A5F #5FB32A
tetradic
#2A5FB3 #B32AA3 #B37E2A #2AB339
square
#2A5FB3 #B32AA3 #B37E2A #2AB339
split-complementary
#2A5FB3 #B3392A #A3B32A
monochromatic
#132A50 #1E4581 #2A5FB3 #467DD4 #78A0DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.20
#2A5FB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.39
#2A5FB3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A5FB3
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A5FB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A5FB3 | 1.00 | 6.20 | 3.39 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3268B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0E5BB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007380
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a5fb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 95, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.145 259.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#778bca',
500: '#2a5fb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a5fb3; $custom-light: #778bca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a5fb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 95,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.788,
"s": 61.991,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49623,
"c": 0.14507,
"h": 259.4
},
"luminance": 0.11931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A5FB3
secondary
#C7A672
accent
#A643E5
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEF0F8
border
#C9CBD1
text
#0A0C13
muted
#7C7D82