#2A5FBD#2A5FBD

#2A5FBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.159 H 260.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5FBD
RGB	rgb(42, 95, 189)
HSL	hsl(218, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(218, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 49.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, 16.50, -54.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 56.91, 286.85°)
OKLab	oklab(50.34% -0.0252 -0.1567)
OKLCH	oklch(50.34% 0.159 260.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.2290, 12.3491, 49.7679)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5FBD #BD882A

analogous

#2AA9BD #2A5FBD #3E2ABD

triadic

#2A5FBD #BD2A5F #5FBD2A

tetradic

#2A5FBD #BD2AA9 #BD882A #2ABD3E

square

#2A5FBD #BD2AA9 #BD882A #2ABD3E

split-complementary

#2A5FBD #BD3E2A #A9BD2A

monochromatic

#142D59 #1F468B #2A5FBD #4D7FD7 #7FA3E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#2A5FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#2A5FBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5FBD

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5FBD	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#266AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007685

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 95, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.159 260.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a8bd1',
    500: '#2a5fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5fbd;
$custom-light: #7a8bd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.367,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50342,
    "c": 0.15866,
    "h": 260.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5FBD

secondary

#CBAD78

accent

#AB41E7

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFF0F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0B0C14

muted

#7C7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5FBD

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

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