#2A429E#2A429E

#2A429E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.152 H 268.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A429E
RGB	rgb(42, 66, 158)
HSL	hsl(228, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(228, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.4%, 58.2%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.48, 23.86, -52.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.48, 57.88, 294.35°)
OKLab	oklab(41.83% -0.0053 -0.1521)
OKLCH	oklch(41.83% 0.152 268)
XYZ	xyz(9.0725, 6.8563, 33.1864)
Luminance	0.0686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A429E #9E862A

analogous

#2A7C9E #2A429E #4C2A9E

triadic

#2A429E #9E2A42 #429E2A

tetradic

#2A429E #9E2A7C #9E862A #2A9E4C

square

#2A429E #9E2A7C #9E862A #2A9E4C

split-complementary

#2A429E #9E4C2A #7C9E2A

monochromatic

#101A3D #1D2E6E #2A429E #3A58CB #6B81D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.86

#2A429E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#2A429E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A429E

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A429E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A429E	1.00	8.86	2.37	8.86
#FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00459C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005969

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a429e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 66, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.152 268.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7476bb',
    500: '#2a429e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a429e;
$custom-light: #7476bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a429e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.586,
    "s": 58,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41829,
    "c": 0.15216,
    "h": 268
  },
  "luminance": 0.06857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A429E

secondary

#BEAC66

accent

#C147E1

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#090812

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A429E

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

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