#2A355E#2A355E

#2A355E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.1% C 0.073 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A355E
RGB	rgb(42, 53, 94)
HSL	hsl(227, 38%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(227, 55%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 43.6%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.16, 8.66, -25.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.16, 27.34, 288.46°)
OKLab	oklab(34.07% 0.001 -0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(34.07% 0.073 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.2477, 3.8463, 11.1061)
Luminance	0.0385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A355E #5E532A

analogous

#2A4F5E #2A355E #392A5E

triadic

#2A355E #5E2A35 #355E2A

tetradic

#2A355E #5E2A4F #5E532A #2A5E39

square

#2A355E #5E2A4F #5E532A #2A5E39

split-complementary

#2A355E #5E392A #4F5E2A

monochromatic

#090C15 #171D34 #2A355E #3D4D88 #5165B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.87

#2A355E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#2A355E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A355E

11.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A355E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A355E	1.00	11.87	1.77	11.87
#FFFFFF	11.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#243A60

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F355D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#133E45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a355e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 53, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.1% 0.073 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#686c8c',
    500: '#2a355e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a355e;
$custom-light: #686c8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a355e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.308,
    "s": 38.235,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34068,
    "c": 0.07348,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A355E

secondary

#908353

accent

#B65ACE

background

#F6F6F8

surface

#EBEBF0

border

#C6C6CB

text

#06060C

muted

#7A7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A355E

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

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