#2A2498#2A2498

#2A2498 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 36.0% C 0.179 H 274.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A2498
RGB	rgb(42, 36, 152)
HSL	hsl(243, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(243, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 76.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.74, 40.78, -61.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.74, 74.01, 303.43°)
OKLab	oklab(36.02% 0.0151 -0.1786)
OKLCH	oklch(36.02% 0.179 274.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.2513, 4.0203, 30.0935)
Luminance	0.0402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A2498 #929824

analogous

#245898 #2A2498 #642498

triadic

#2A2498 #982A24 #24982A

tetradic

#2A2498 #982458 #929824 #249864

square

#2A2498 #982458 #929824 #249864

split-complementary

#2A2498 #986424 #589824

monochromatic

#0F0D35 #1C1867 #2A2498 #3830C9 #645ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.64

#2A2498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#2A2498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A2498

11.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A2498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A2498	1.00	11.64	1.80	11.64
#FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003E9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003396

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a2498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 36, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.0% 0.179 274.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7561b8',
    500: '#2a2498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a2498;
$custom-light: #7561b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a2498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.103,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36015,
    "c": 0.17925,
    "h": 274.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A2498

secondary

#B8BE5A

accent

#E543DC

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A2498

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

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