#2A4497#2A4497

#2A4497 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.140 H 267.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4497
RGB	rgb(42, 68, 151)
HSL	hsl(226, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(226, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 55%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.49, 19.84, -48.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.49, 52.38, 292.26°)
OKLab	oklab(41.67% -0.0073 -0.1395)
OKLCH	oklch(41.67% 0.14 267)
XYZ	xyz(8.6059, 6.8600, 30.1427)
Luminance	0.0686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4497 #977D2A

analogous

#2A7A97 #2A4497 #462A97

triadic

#2A4497 #972A44 #44972A

tetradic

#2A4497 #972A7A #977D2A #2A9746

square

#2A4497 #972A7A #977D2A #2A9746

split-complementary

#2A4497 #97462A #7A972A

monochromatic

#0F1937 #1D2E67 #2A4497 #375AC7 #6781D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#2A4497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#2A4497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4497

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4497	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#034F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005866

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 68, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.140 267.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7277b6',
    500: '#2a4497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4497;
$custom-light: #7277b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.688,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41665,
    "c": 0.1397,
    "h": 267
  },
  "luminance": 0.06861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4497

secondary

#BBA662

accent

#BC48E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4497

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

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