#2A2596#2A2596

#2A2596 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.9% C 0.176 H 274.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A2596
RGB	rgb(42, 37, 150)
HSL	hsl(243, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(243, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 75.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.73, 39.53, -60.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.73, 72.32, 303.14°)
OKLab	oklab(35.94% 0.015 -0.1751)
OKLCH	oklch(35.94% 0.176 274.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.1196, 4.0167, 29.2483)
Luminance	0.0402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A2596 #919625

analogous

#255996 #2A2596 #632596

triadic

#2A2596 #962A25 #25962A

tetradic

#2A2596 #962559 #919625 #259663

square

#2A2596 #962559 #919625 #259663

split-complementary

#2A2596 #966325 #599625

monochromatic

#0F0D34 #1C1965 #2A2596 #3831C7 #635ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.64

#2A2596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#2A2596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A2596

11.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A2596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A2596	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)

#003E99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003394

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a2596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 37, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.9% 0.176 274.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7561b6',
    500: '#2a2596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a2596;
$custom-light: #7561b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a2596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.655,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35943,
    "c": 0.17573,
    "h": 274.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A2596

secondary

#B8BC5B

accent

#E444DD

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A2596

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

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