#2A427D#2A427D

#2A427D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.104 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A427D
RGB	rgb(42, 66, 125)
HSL	hsl(223, 50%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(223, 66%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 47.2%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.08, 11.24, -36.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.08, 38.01, 287.20°)
OKLab	oklab(39.25% -0.0086 -0.1038)
OKLCH	oklch(39.25% 0.104 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.6034, 5.8687, 20.1828)
Luminance	0.0587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A427D #7D652A

analogous

#2A6B7D #2A427D #3C2A7D

triadic

#2A427D #7D2A42 #427D2A

tetradic

#2A427D #7D2A6B #7D652A #2A7D3C

square

#2A427D #7D2A6B #7D652A #2A7D3C

split-complementary

#2A427D #7D3C2A #6B7D2A

monochromatic

#0B1221 #1B2A4F #2A427D #395AAB #5A7AC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.66

#2A427D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#2A427D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A427D

9.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A427D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A427D	1.00	9.66	2.17	9.66
#FFFFFF	9.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25497F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#17417C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a427d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 66, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.104 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d76a3',
    500: '#2a427d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a427d;
$custom-light: #6d76a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a427d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.651,
    "s": 49.701,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3925,
    "c": 0.10411,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A427D

secondary

#AD9456

accent

#B14FD9

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEDF4

border

#C7C8CE

text

#07080F

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A427D

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

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