#2A2598#2A2598

#2A2598 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.178 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A2598
RGB	rgb(42, 37, 152)
HSL	hsl(243, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(243, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 75.7%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.94, 40.21, -61.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.94, 73.42, 303.21°)
OKLab	oklab(36.16% 0.0146 -0.1776)
OKLCH	oklch(36.16% 0.178 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.2820, 4.0817, 30.1037)
Luminance	0.0408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A2598 #939825

analogous

#255998 #2A2598 #642598

triadic

#2A2598 #982A25 #25982A

tetradic

#2A2598 #982559 #939825 #259864

square

#2A2598 #982559 #939825 #259864

split-complementary

#2A2598 #986425 #599825

monochromatic

#0F0D36 #1C1967 #2A2598 #3831C9 #655FD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.56

#2A2598 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#2A2598 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A2598

11.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A2598	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A2598	1.00	11.56	1.82	11.56
#FFFFFF	11.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003E9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a2598;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 37, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.178 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7561b7',
    500: '#2a2598',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a2598;
$custom-light: #7561b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a2598",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.609,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36158,
    "c": 0.17825,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A2598

secondary

#B9BD5C

accent

#E444DD

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A2598

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

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