#2A4099#2A4099

#2A4099 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.148 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4099
RGB	rgb(42, 64, 153)
HSL	hsl(228, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(228, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 58.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.54, 23.31, -51.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.54, 56.28, 294.46°)
OKLab	oklab(41% -0.0038 -0.1477)
OKLCH	oklch(41% 0.148 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.5360, 6.4581, 30.9275)
Luminance	0.0646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4099 #99832A

analogous

#2A7799 #2A4099 #4B2A99

triadic

#2A4099 #992A40 #40992A

tetradic

#2A4099 #992A77 #99832A #2A994B

square

#2A4099 #992A77 #99832A #2A994B

split-complementary

#2A4099 #994B2A #77992A

monochromatic

#101839 #1D2C69 #2A4099 #3854C8 #687ED6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.16

#2A4099 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#2A4099 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4099

9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4099	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4099	1.00	9.16	2.29	9.16
#FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005666

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4099;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 64, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.148 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7374b8',
    500: '#2a4099',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4099;
$custom-light: #7374b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4099",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.108,
    "s": 56.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41003,
    "c": 0.14771,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4099

secondary

#BCAA63

accent

#C248E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4099

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

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