#2A42BF#2A42BF

#2A42BF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.196 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A42BF
RGB	rgb(42, 66, 191)
HSL	hsl(230, 64%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(230, 78%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(78%, 65.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.29, 36.16, -67.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.29, 76.84, 298.07°)
OKLab	oklab(44.78% -0.0057 -0.1962)
OKLCH	oklch(44.78% 0.196 268.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.3038, 8.1489, 50.2045)
Luminance	0.0815 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.64

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A42BF #BFA72A

analogous

#2A8CBF #2A42BF #5D2ABF

triadic

#2A42BF #BF2A42 #42BF2A

tetradic

#2A42BF #BF2A8C #BFA72A #2ABF5D

square

#2A42BF #BF2A8C #BFA72A #2ABF5D

split-complementary

#2A42BF #BF5D2A #8CBF2A

monochromatic

#141F5B #1F318D #2A42BF #4E64D8 #8090E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#2A42BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#2A42BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A42BF

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A42BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A42BF	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ABD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a42bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 66, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.196 268.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c76d3',
    500: '#2a42bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a42bf;
$custom-light: #7c76d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a42bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.336,
    "s": 63.948,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44783,
    "c": 0.19632,
    "h": 268.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A42BF

secondary

#CCBE79

accent

#CC41E7

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEDFA

border

#CAC8D3

text

#0B0814

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A42BF

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

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