#2A16A0#2A16A0

#2A16A0 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.200 H 275.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A16A0
RGB	rgb(42, 22, 160)
HSL	hsl(249, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(249, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.8%, 86.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.31, 50.12, -69.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.31, 85.30, 305.98°)
OKLab	oklab(35.3% 0.0186 -0.1995)
OKLCH	oklch(35.3% 0.2 275.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.5848, 3.6034, 33.5467)
Luminance	0.0360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A16A0 #8CA016

analogous

#1647A0 #2A16A0 #6F16A0

triadic

#2A16A0 #A02A16 #16A02A

tetradic

#2A16A0 #A01647 #8CA016 #16A06F

square

#2A16A0 #A01647 #8CA016 #16A06F

split-complementary

#2A16A0 #A06F16 #47A016

monochromatic

#0E0734 #1C0F6A #2A16A0 #381DD6 #614AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.20

#2A16A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#2A16A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A16A0

12.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A16A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A16A0	1.00	12.20	1.72	12.20
#FFFFFF	12.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003BA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002F9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00445E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a16a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 22, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.200 275.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#785abe',
    500: '#2a16a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a16a0;
$custom-light: #785abe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a16a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.696,
    "s": 75.824,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35295,
    "c": 0.20033,
    "h": 275.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A16A0

secondary

#B5C84A

accent

#F235D7

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#EFE9F7

border

#CAC5D0

text

#0B0412

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A16A0

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

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