#2A61BD#2A61BD
#2A61BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.156 H 260.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A61BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 97, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 64%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 78%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.8%, 48.7%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.33, 15.20, -53.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.33, 55.67, 285.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.77% -0.0268 -0.1539) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.77% 0.156 260.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4115, 12.7141, 49.8288) |
| Luminance | 0.1272 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 1.52
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 3.99
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.15
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.97
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 5.34
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A61BD #BD862A
analogous
#2AAABD #2A61BD #3D2ABD
triadic
#2A61BD #BD2A61 #61BD2A
tetradic
#2A61BD #BD2AAA #BD862A #2ABD3D
square
#2A61BD #BD2AAA #BD862A #2ABD3D
split-complementary
#2A61BD #BD3D2A #AABD2A
monochromatic
#142E59 #1F478B #2A61BD #4D81D7 #7FA4E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.93
#2A61BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.54
#2A61BD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A61BD
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A61BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A61BD | 1.00 | 5.93 | 3.54 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2C6BC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005EBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007786
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a61bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 97, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.156 260.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#798dd1',
500: '#2a61bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a61bd; $custom-light: #798dd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a61bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 97,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.551,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50774,
"c": 0.15624,
"h": 260.1
},
"luminance": 0.12716
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A61BD
secondary
#CBAC78
accent
#A941E7
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#EFF0F9
border
#CACBD2
text
#0B0C14
muted
#7C7D82