#2A4495#2A4495

#2A4495 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.137 H 266.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4495
RGB	rgb(42, 68, 149)
HSL	hsl(225, 56%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(225, 72%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 54.4%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.34, 19.07, -47.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.34, 51.18, 291.88°)
OKLab	oklab(41.51% -0.0075 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(41.51% 0.137 266.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.4449, 6.7956, 29.2946)
Luminance	0.0680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4495 #957B2A

analogous

#2A7995 #2A4495 #462A95

triadic

#2A4495 #952A44 #44952A

tetradic

#2A4495 #952A79 #957B2A #2A9546

square

#2A4495 #952A79 #957B2A #2A9546

split-complementary

#2A4495 #95462A #79952A

monochromatic

#0F1836 #1D2E65 #2A4495 #375AC5 #6680D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.90

#2A4495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#2A4495 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4495

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4495	1.00	8.90	2.36	8.90
#FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#094F98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004593

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005765

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 68, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.137 266.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7277b5',
    500: '#2a4495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4495;
$custom-light: #7277b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.421,
    "s": 56.021,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41505,
    "c": 0.13683,
    "h": 266.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4495

secondary

#BAA461

accent

#BB48DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4495

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

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