#2C5BA1#2C5BA1
#2C5BA1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.124 H 258.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C5BA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 91, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 73%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 43.5%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.88, 8.65, -42.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.88, 43.47, 281.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.56% -0.0251 -0.1218) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.56% 0.124 258.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2105, 10.5896, 35.1645) |
| Luminance | 0.1059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.65
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 3.30
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.48
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.61
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.15
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C5BA1 #A1722C
analogous
#2C96A1 #2C5BA1 #372CA1
triadic
#2C5BA1 #A12C5B #5BA12C
tetradic
#2C5BA1 #A12C96 #A1722C #2CA137
square
#2C5BA1 #A12C96 #A1722C #2CA137
split-complementary
#2C5BA1 #A1372C #96A12C
monochromatic
#122541 #1F4071 #2C5BA1 #4077CB #7099D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.73
#2C5BA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.12
#2C5BA1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2C5BA1
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C5BA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C5BA1 | 1.00 | 6.73 | 3.12 | 6.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3961A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2457A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006B76
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c5ba1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 91, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.124 258.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7488bd',
500: '#2c5ba1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c5ba1; $custom-light: #7488bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c5ba1",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 91,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.897,
"s": 57.073,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47562,
"c": 0.12434,
"h": 258.3
},
"luminance": 0.10591
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C5BA1
secondary
#BF9D6A
accent
#A347E0
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EEEFF6
border
#C9CAD0
text
#090B12
muted
#7B7C81