#2A6AC9#2A6AC9
#2A6AC9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.162 H 258.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A6AC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 106, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 65%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 79%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.1%, 47.3%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.66, 14.00, -55.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.66, 56.89, 284.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.58% -0.032 -0.1584) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.58% 0.162 258.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6476, 15.0154, 57.2679) |
| Luminance | 0.1502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 2.80
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 3.07
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 3.41
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.83
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 4.24
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A6AC9 #C9892A
analogous
#2AB9C9 #2A6AC9 #392AC9
triadic
#2A6AC9 #C92A6A #6AC92A
tetradic
#2A6AC9 #C92AB9 #C9892A #2AC939
square
#2A6AC9 #C92AB9 #C9892A #2AC939
split-complementary
#2A6AC9 #C9392A #B9C92A
monochromatic
#153564 #1F4F96 #2A6AC9 #558BDB #87ADE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#2A6AC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#2A6AC9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A6AC9
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A6AC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A6AC9 | 1.00 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3574CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0065C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008190
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a6ac9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 106, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.162 258.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7c93da',
500: '#2a6ac9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a6ac9; $custom-light: #7c93da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a6ac9",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 106,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.849,
"s": 65.432,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53581,
"c": 0.16161,
"h": 258.6
},
"luminance": 0.15017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A6AC9
secondary
#D0AF7F
accent
#A43FE8
background
#F8F9FD
surface
#EFF1FB
border
#CACBD4
text
#0B0D15
muted
#7C7E83