#2A436D#2A436D

#2A436D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.078 H 260.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A436D
RGB	rgb(42, 67, 109)
HSL	hsl(218, 44%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(218, 61%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 38.5%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.41, 4.55, -27.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.41, 27.67, 279.46°)
OKLab	oklab(38.41% -0.0133 -0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(38.41% 0.078 260.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.7214, 5.6102, 15.2464)
Luminance	0.0561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A436D #6D542A

analogous

#2A656D #2A436D #332A6D

triadic

#2A436D #6D2A43 #436D2A

tetradic

#2A436D #6D2A65 #6D542A #2A6D33

square

#2A436D #6D2A65 #6D542A #2A6D33

split-complementary

#2A436D #6D332A #656D2A

monochromatic

#090E16 #192841 #2A436D #3B5E99 #547BBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.90

#2A436D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#2A436D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A436D

9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A436D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A436D	1.00	9.90	2.12	9.90
#FFFFFF	9.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#31466F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#29406C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004C52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a436d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 67, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.078 260.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a7697',
    500: '#2a436d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a436d;
$custom-light: #6a7697;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a436d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.612,
    "s": 44.371,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38414,
    "c": 0.07843,
    "h": 260.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A436D

secondary

#9F8354

accent

#A454D4

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEDF2

border

#C6C8CC

text

#07080D

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A436D

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

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