#2A4280#2A4280

#2A4280 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.109 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4280
RGB	rgb(42, 66, 128)
HSL	hsl(223, 51%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(223, 67%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 48.4%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.28, 12.39, -37.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.28, 39.84, 288.11°)
OKLab	oklab(39.47% -0.0081 -0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(39.47% 0.109 265.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.7980, 5.9466, 21.2074)
Luminance	0.0595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4280 #80682A

analogous

#2A6D80 #2A4280 #3D2A80

triadic

#2A4280 #802A42 #42802A

tetradic

#2A4280 #802A6D #80682A #2A803D

square

#2A4280 #802A6D #80682A #2A803D

split-complementary

#2A4280 #803D2A #6D802A

monochromatic

#0C1224 #1B2A52 #2A4280 #395AAE #5B7AC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.59

#2A4280 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#2A4280 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4280

9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4280	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4280	1.00	9.59	2.19	9.59
#FFFFFF	9.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#234982

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#12417F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00505A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4280;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 66, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.109 265.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d75a5',
    500: '#2a4280',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4280;
$custom-light: #6d75a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4280",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.256,
    "s": 50.588,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39466,
    "c": 0.10863,
    "h": 265.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4280

secondary

#AF9657

accent

#B34EDA

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEDF4

border

#C7C8CE

text

#08080F

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4280

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

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