#2824AA#2824AA

#2824AA is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.202 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2824AA
RGB	rgb(40, 36, 170)
HSL	hsl(242, 65%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(242, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.5%, 78.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.61, 46.51, -69.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.61, 83.74, 303.74°)
OKLab	oklab(37.88% 0.0087 -0.2015)
OKLCH	oklch(37.88% 0.202 272.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.7592, 4.6142, 38.4514)
Luminance	0.0461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2824AA #A6AA24

analogous

#2463AA #2824AA #6B24AA

triadic

#2824AA #AA2824 #24AA28

tetradic

#2824AA #AA2463 #A6AA24 #24AA6B

square

#2824AA #AA2463 #A6AA24 #24AA6B

split-complementary

#2824AA #AA6B24 #63AA24

monochromatic

#100F45 #1C1977 #2824AA #3B37D5 #6D69DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.92

#2824AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#2824AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2824AA

10.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2824AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2824AA	1.00	10.92	1.92	10.92
#FFFFFF	10.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0043AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0036A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004D67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2824aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 36, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.202 272.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7962c5',
    500: '#2824aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2824aa;
$custom-light: #7962c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2824aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.791,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37883,
    "c": 0.20171,
    "h": 272.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2824AA

secondary

#C2C565

accent

#E840E3

background

#F8F5FC

surface

#EFEAF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0513

muted

#7C7982

Preview Lab

Preview with #2824AA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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