#2A235C#2A235C

#2A235C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.0% C 0.098 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A235C
RGB	rgb(42, 35, 92)
HSL	hsl(247, 45%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(247, 62%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.3%, 62%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.77, 20.59, -33.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.77, 39.11, 301.77°)
OKLab	oklab(29.96% 0.0244 -0.0951)
OKLCH	oklch(29.96% 0.098 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.4871, 2.4668, 10.4155)
Luminance	0.0247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A235C #555C23

analogous

#23395C #2A235C #46235C

triadic

#2A235C #5C2A23 #235C2A

tetradic

#2A235C #5C2339 #555C23 #235C46

square

#2A235C #5C2339 #555C23 #235C46

split-complementary

#2A235C #5C4623 #395C23

monochromatic

#0A0816 #161230 #2A235C #3E3488 #5245B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.06

#2A235C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.49

#2A235C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A235C

14.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A235C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A235C	1.00	14.06	1.49	14.06
#FFFFFF	14.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002D5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002A5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#17303B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a235c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 35, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.0% 0.098 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#685e8b',
    500: '#2a235c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a235c;
$custom-light: #685e8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a235c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.368,
    "s": 44.882,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29958,
    "c": 0.09816,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A235C

secondary

#87904B

accent

#D553C5

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06040C

muted

#7A797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A235C

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

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