#2A427E#2A427E

#2A427E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.106 H 265.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A427E
RGB	rgb(42, 66, 126)
HSL	hsl(223, 50%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(223, 67%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 47.6%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.14, 11.62, -36.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.14, 38.62, 287.52°)
OKLab	oklab(39.32% -0.0084 -0.1053)
OKLCH	oklch(39.32% 0.106 265.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.6677, 5.8944, 20.5210)
Luminance	0.0590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A427E #7E662A

analogous

#2A6C7E #2A427E #3C2A7E

triadic

#2A427E #7E2A42 #427E2A

tetradic

#2A427E #7E2A6C #7E662A #2A7E3C

square

#2A427E #7E2A6C #7E662A #2A7E3C

split-complementary

#2A427E #7E3C2A #6C7E2A

monochromatic

#0B1222 #1B2A50 #2A427E #395AAC #5A7AC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.64

#2A427E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#2A427E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A427E

9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A427E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A427E	1.00	9.64	2.18	9.64
#FFFFFF	9.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#254980

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#16417D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00505A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a427e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 66, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.106 265.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d76a4',
    500: '#2a427e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a427e;
$custom-light: #6d76a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a427e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.857,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39322,
    "c": 0.10563,
    "h": 265.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A427E

secondary

#AE9556

accent

#B24EDA

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEDF4

border

#C7C8CE

text

#08080F

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A427E

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

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