#2A255D#2A255D

#2A255D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 30.4% C 0.097 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A255D
RGB	rgb(42, 37, 93)
HSL	hsl(245, 43%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(245, 60%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.8%, 60.2%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.39, 19.56, -32.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.39, 38.28, 300.72°)
OKLab	oklab(30.44% 0.0218 -0.0941)
OKLCH	oklch(30.44% 0.097 283.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.5916, 2.6055, 10.6675)
Luminance	0.0261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A255D #585D25

analogous

#253C5D #2A255D #46255D

triadic

#2A255D #5D2A25 #255D2A

tetradic

#2A255D #5D253C #585D25 #255D46

square

#2A255D #5D253C #585D25 #255D46

split-complementary

#2A255D #5D4625 #3C5D25

monochromatic

#0A0916 #161431 #2A255D #3E3689 #5248B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.80

#2A255D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.52

#2A255D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A255D

13.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A255D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A255D	1.00	13.80	1.52	13.80
#FFFFFF	13.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#022F5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002B5C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#16323D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a255d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 37, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.4% 0.097 283.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#685f8b',
    500: '#2a255d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a255d;
$custom-light: #685f8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a255d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.357,
    "s": 43.077,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30443,
    "c": 0.09658,
    "h": 283.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A255D

secondary

#8A904D

accent

#D355C8

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06040C

muted

#7A797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A255D

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

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