#2A256A#2A256A

#2A256A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 31.6% C 0.116 H 280.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A256A
RGB	rgb(42, 37, 106)
HSL	hsl(244, 48%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(244, 65%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.4%, 65.1%, 0%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.46, 24.18, -39.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.46, 46.50, 301.33°)
OKLab	oklab(31.57% 0.0215 -0.1141)
OKLCH	oklch(31.57% 0.116 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.2171, 2.8557, 13.9619)
Luminance	0.0286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A256A #656A25

analogous

#25426A #2A256A #4C256A

triadic

#2A256A #6A2A25 #256A2A

tetradic

#2A256A #6A2542 #656A25 #256A4C

square

#2A256A #6A2542 #656A25 #256A4C

split-complementary

#2A256A #6A4C25 #426A25

monochromatic

#090817 #18153D #2A256A #3C3597 #524AC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.37

#2A256A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.57

#2A256A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A256A

13.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A256A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A256A	1.00	13.37	1.57	13.37
#FFFFFF	13.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00326C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002D69

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#063643

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a256a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 37, 106);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.6% 0.116 280.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b6095',
    500: '#2a256a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a256a;
$custom-light: #6b6095;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a256a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 106
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.348,
    "s": 48.252,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31567,
    "c": 0.11613,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A256A

secondary

#979D4E

accent

#D850CE

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#ECE9F2

border

#C7C5CC

text

#07040D

muted

#7A797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A256A

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

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