#2C5BA6#2C5BA6
#2C5BA6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.131 H 259.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C5BA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 91, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 73%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.5%, 45.2%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.19, 10.56, -45.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.19, 46.30, 283.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.9% -0.0241 -0.1291) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.9% 0.131 259.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6602, 10.7695, 37.5332) |
| Luminance | 0.1077 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.97
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.27
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 3.88
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.91
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.95
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C5BA6 #A6772C
analogous
#2C98A6 #2C5BA6 #3A2CA6
triadic
#2C5BA6 #A62C5B #5BA62C
tetradic
#2C5BA6 #A62C98 #A6772C #2CA63A
square
#2C5BA6 #A62C98 #A6772C #2CA63A
split-complementary
#2C5BA6 #A63A2C #98A62C
monochromatic
#122645 #1F4076 #2C5BA6 #4278CD #739ADA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.66
#2C5BA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.15
#2C5BA6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2C5BA6
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C5BA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C5BA6 | 1.00 | 6.66 | 3.15 | 6.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3562A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1D57A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006D78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c5ba6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 91, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.131 259.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7588c1',
500: '#2c5ba6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c5ba6; $custom-light: #7588c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c5ba6",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 91,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.885,
"s": 58.095,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47901,
"c": 0.13131,
"h": 259.4
},
"luminance": 0.10771
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C5BA6
secondary
#C1A16D
accent
#A646E1
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EEEFF7
border
#C9CAD0
text
#090B12
muted
#7B7C81