#2A36AB#2A36AB

#2A36AB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.184 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A36AB
RGB	rgb(42, 54, 171)
HSL	hsl(234, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(234, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 68.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.59, 36.53, -63.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.59, 73.40, 299.85°)
OKLab	oklab(40.79% 0.0025 -0.1842)
OKLCH	oklch(40.79% 0.184 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.6222, 6.0698, 39.1847)
Luminance	0.0607 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A36AB #AB9F2A

analogous

#2A76AB #2A36AB #5F2AAB

triadic

#2A36AB #AB2A36 #36AB2A

tetradic

#2A36AB #AB2A76 #AB9F2A #2AAB5F

square

#2A36AB #AB2A76 #AB9F2A #2AAB5F

split-complementary

#2A36AB #AB5F2A #76AB2A

monochromatic

#121749 #1E267A #2A36AB #424FD1 #737DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.48

#2A36AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#2A36AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A36AB

9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A36AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A36AB	1.00	9.48	2.21	9.48
#FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0040A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00566C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a36ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 54, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.184 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#786dc5',
    500: '#2a36ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a36ab;
$custom-light: #786dc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a36ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.419,
    "s": 60.563,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40786,
    "c": 0.18421,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A36AB

secondary

#C4BC6D

accent

#D544E4

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0A0713

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A36AB

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

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