#2A6BC9#2A6BC9
#2A6BC9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.160 H 258.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A6BC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 107, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 65%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 79%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.1%, 46.8%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.94, 13.36, -54.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.94, 56.29, 283.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.8% -0.0328 -0.1571) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.8% 0.16 258.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7513, 15.2227, 57.3024) |
| Luminance | 0.1522 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 2.50
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 3.00
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 3.46
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.11
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 4.12
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A6BC9 #C9882A
analogous
#2ABAC9 #2A6BC9 #392AC9
triadic
#2A6BC9 #C92A6B #6BC92A
tetradic
#2A6BC9 #C92ABA #C9882A #2AC939
square
#2A6BC9 #C92ABA #C9882A #2AC939
split-complementary
#2A6BC9 #C9392A #BAC92A
monochromatic
#153564 #1F5096 #2A6BC9 #558CDB #87AEE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.19
#2A6BC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.04
#2A6BC9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A6BC9
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A6BC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A6BC9 | 1.00 | 5.19 | 4.04 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3774CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0666C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008190
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a6bc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 107, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.160 258.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7c94da',
500: '#2a6bc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a6bc9; $custom-light: #7c94da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a6bc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 107,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.472,
"s": 65.432,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53799,
"c": 0.16044,
"h": 258.2
},
"luminance": 0.15225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A6BC9
secondary
#D0AF7F
accent
#A33FE8
background
#F8F9FD
surface
#EFF1FB
border
#CACBD4
text
#0B0D15
muted
#7C7E83