#2A4196#2A4196

#2A4196 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.142 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4196
RGB	rgb(42, 65, 150)
HSL	hsl(227, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(227, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 56.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.58, 21.49, -49.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.58, 53.81, 293.54°)
OKLab	oklab(40.96% -0.0048 -0.1421)
OKLCH	oklch(40.96% 0.142 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.3483, 6.4740, 29.6579)
Luminance	0.0648 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4196 #967F2A

analogous

#2A7796 #2A4196 #492A96

triadic

#2A4196 #962A41 #41962A

tetradic

#2A4196 #962A77 #967F2A #2A9649

square

#2A4196 #962A77 #967F2A #2A9649

split-complementary

#2A4196 #96492A #77962A

monochromatic

#0F1836 #1D2C66 #2A4196 #3756C6 #667ED4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.15

#2A4196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#2A4196 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4196

9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4196	1.00	9.15	2.30	9.15
#FFFFFF	9.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004394

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005665

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 65, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.142 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7275b6',
    500: '#2a4196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4196;
$custom-light: #7275b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.222,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40958,
    "c": 0.14217,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4196

secondary

#BAA761

accent

#BF48E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4196

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

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