#2A2579#2A2579

#2A2579 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.0% C 0.137 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A2579
RGB	rgb(42, 37, 121)
HSL	hsl(244, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(244, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.3%, 69.4%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.81, 29.51, -47.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.81, 55.65, 302.03°)
OKLab	oklab(32.97% 0.02 -0.136)
OKLCH	oklch(32.97% 0.137 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.0665, 3.1955, 18.4352)
Luminance	0.0320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A2579 #747925

analogous

#254A79 #2A2579 #542579

triadic

#2A2579 #792A25 #25792A

tetradic

#2A2579 #79254A #747925 #257954

square

#2A2579 #79254A #747925 #257954

split-complementary

#2A2579 #795425 #4A7925

monochromatic

#09081B #1A174A #2A2579 #3A33A8 #564FC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.81

#2A2579 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#2A2579 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A2579

12.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A2579	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A2579	1.00	12.81	1.64	12.81
#FFFFFF	12.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00357C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002F77

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003B4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a2579;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 37, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.0% 0.137 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e60a1',
    500: '#2a2579',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a2579;
$custom-light: #6e60a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a2579",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.571,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32972,
    "c": 0.13747,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A2579

secondary

#A6AB4E

accent

#DD4BD4

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EDE9F3

border

#C8C5CD

text

#08050F

muted

#7B797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A2579

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

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