#2C5BA3#2C5BA3
#2C5BA3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.127 H 258.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C5BA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 91, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 57%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 44.2%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.00, 9.41, -43.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.00, 44.60, 282.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.7% -0.0247 -0.1247) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.7% 0.127 258.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3883, 10.6608, 36.1008) |
| Luminance | 0.1066 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.76
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.47
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 3.53
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.66
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.16
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C5BA3 #A3742C
analogous
#2C96A3 #2C5BA3 #392CA3
triadic
#2C5BA3 #A32C5B #5BA32C
tetradic
#2C5BA3 #A32C96 #A3742C #2CA339
square
#2C5BA3 #A32C96 #A3742C #2CA339
split-complementary
#2C5BA3 #A3392C #96A32C
monochromatic
#122543 #1F4073 #2C5BA3 #4177CC #719AD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.70
#2C5BA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.13
#2C5BA3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2C5BA3
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C5BA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C5BA3 | 1.00 | 6.70 | 3.13 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3862A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2257A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006C77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c5ba3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 91, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.127 258.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7588bf',
500: '#2c5ba3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c5ba3; $custom-light: #7588bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c5ba3",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 91,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.303,
"s": 57.488,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47697,
"c": 0.12713,
"h": 258.8
},
"luminance": 0.10662
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C5BA3
secondary
#C09E6B
accent
#A447E1
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EEEFF7
border
#C9CAD0
text
#090B12
muted
#7B7C81