#2A2791#2A2791

#2A2791 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.7% C 0.167 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A2791
RGB	rgb(42, 39, 145)
HSL	hsl(242, 58%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(242, 73%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(71%, 73.1%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.63, 36.65, -57.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.63, 68.29, 302.46°)
OKLab	oklab(35.72% 0.0148 -0.1666)
OKLCH	oklch(35.72% 0.167 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.7895, 3.9870, 27.1943)
Luminance	0.0399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A2791 #8E9127

analogous

#275991 #2A2791 #5F2791

triadic

#2A2791 #912A27 #27912A

tetradic

#2A2791 #912759 #8E9127 #27915F

square

#2A2791 #912759 #8E9127 #27915F

split-complementary

#2A2791 #915F27 #599127

monochromatic

#0E0D31 #1C1A61 #2A2791 #3834C1 #625FD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.68

#2A2791 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#2A2791 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A2791

11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A2791	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A2791	1.00	11.68	1.80	11.68
#FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00338F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004559

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a2791;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 39, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.7% 0.167 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7362b2',
    500: '#2a2791',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a2791;
$custom-light: #7362b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a2791",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.698,
    "s": 57.609,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35717,
    "c": 0.16723,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A2791

secondary

#B6B95B

accent

#E147DC

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A2791

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

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