#2A4472#2A4472

#2A4472 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.085 H 261.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4472
RGB	rgb(42, 68, 114)
HSL	hsl(218, 46%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(218, 63%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 40.4%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.01, 5.73, -29.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.01, 30.06, 280.99°)
OKLab	oklab(38.97% -0.0132 -0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(38.97% 0.085 261.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.0582, 5.8409, 16.7245)
Luminance	0.0584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4472 #72582A

analogous

#2A6872 #2A4472 #342A72

triadic

#2A4472 #722A44 #44722A

tetradic

#2A4472 #722A68 #72582A #2A7234

square

#2A4472 #722A68 #72582A #2A7234

split-complementary

#2A4472 #72342A #68722A

monochromatic

#090F19 #1A2945 #2A4472 #3A5F9F #567CC1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.69

#2A4472 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#2A4472 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4472

9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4472	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4472	1.00	9.69	2.17	9.69
#FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#304874

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#274171

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4472;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 68, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.085 261.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b779b',
    500: '#2a4472',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4472;
$custom-light: #6b779b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4472",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.333,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38974,
    "c": 0.0848,
    "h": 261.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4472

secondary

#A48754

accent

#A652D6

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEDF2

border

#C6C8CC

text

#07080E

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4472

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

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