#2A429B#2A429B

#2A429B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.148 H 267.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A429B
RGB	rgb(42, 66, 155)
HSL	hsl(227, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(227, 73%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.9%, 57.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.24, 22.72, -51.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.24, 56.11, 293.89°)
OKLab	oklab(41.58% -0.0054 -0.1479)
OKLCH	oklch(41.58% 0.148 267.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.8174, 6.7543, 31.8430)
Luminance	0.0675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A429B #9B832A

analogous

#2A7A9B #2A429B #4A2A9B

triadic

#2A429B #9B2A42 #429B2A

tetradic

#2A429B #9B2A7A #9B832A #2A9B4A

square

#2A429B #9B2A7A #9B832A #2A9B4A

split-complementary

#2A429B #9B4A2A #7A9B2A

monochromatic

#10193B #1D2D6B #2A429B #3958C9 #6980D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#2A429B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#2A429B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A429B

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A429B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A429B	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004599

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005868

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a429b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 66, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.148 267.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7376b9',
    500: '#2a429b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a429b;
$custom-light: #7376b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a429b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.257,
    "s": 57.36,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41578,
    "c": 0.14796,
    "h": 267.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A429B

secondary

#BDAA64

accent

#C047E1

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090812

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A429B

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

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