#2A42AF#2A42AF

#2A42AF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.175 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A42AF
RGB	rgb(42, 66, 175)
HSL	hsl(229, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(229, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(76%, 62.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.88, 30.27, -60.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.88, 67.78, 296.52°)
OKLab	oklab(43.31% -0.0051 -0.1753)
OKLCH	oklch(43.31% 0.175 268.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.6382, 7.4827, 41.4328)
Luminance	0.0748 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A42AF #AF972A

analogous

#2A84AF #2A42AF #552AAF

triadic

#2A42AF #AF2A42 #42AF2A

tetradic

#2A42AF #AF2A84 #AF972A #2AAF55

square

#2A42AF #AF2A84 #AF972A #2AAF55

split-complementary

#2A42AF #AF552A #84AF2A

monochromatic

#121D4C #1E2F7E #2A42AF #445ED2 #7588DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.41

#2A42AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#2A42AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A42AF

8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A42AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A42AF	1.00	8.41	2.50	8.41
#FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a42af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 66, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.175 268.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7876c8',
    500: '#2a42af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a42af;
$custom-light: #7876c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a42af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.173,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43311,
    "c": 0.17537,
    "h": 268.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A42AF

secondary

#C6B66F

accent

#C743E4

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEDF8

border

#CAC8D1

text

#0A0813

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A42AF

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

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