#2A4079#2A4079

#2A4079 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.101 H 266.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4079
RGB	rgb(42, 64, 121)
HSL	hsl(223, 48%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(223, 65%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.3%, 47.1%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.22, 11.09, -35.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.22, 36.89, 287.50°)
OKLab	oklab(38.51% -0.0071 -0.1005)
OKLCH	oklch(38.51% 0.101 266)
XYZ	xyz(6.2382, 5.5390, 18.8258)
Luminance	0.0554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4079 #79632A

analogous

#2A6879 #2A4079 #3C2A79

triadic

#2A4079 #792A40 #40792A

tetradic

#2A4079 #792A68 #79632A #2A793C

square

#2A4079 #792A68 #79632A #2A793C

split-complementary

#2A4079 #793C2A #68792A

monochromatic

#0A101E #1A284C #2A4079 #3A58A6 #5877C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.96

#2A4079 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#2A4079 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4079

9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4079	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4079	1.00	9.96	2.11	9.96
#FFFFFF	9.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25467B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#183F78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004D56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4079;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 64, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.101 266.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c74a0',
    500: '#2a4079',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4079;
$custom-light: #6c74a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4079",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.291,
    "s": 48.466,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38506,
    "c": 0.10071,
    "h": 266
  },
  "luminance": 0.0554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4079

secondary

#AB9354

accent

#B250D8

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#ECEDF2

border

#C7C8CC

text

#07080F

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4079

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

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