#2A4585#2A4585

#2A4585 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.112 H 264.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4585
RGB	rgb(42, 69, 133)
HSL	hsl(222, 52%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(222, 68%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 48.1%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.50, 12.25, -39.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.50, 40.89, 287.44°)
OKLab	oklab(40.51% -0.0104 -0.1116)
OKLCH	oklch(40.51% 0.112 264.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.3151, 6.4412, 23.0435)
Luminance	0.0644 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4585 #856A2A

analogous

#2A7385 #2A4585 #3D2A85

triadic

#2A4585 #852A45 #45852A

tetradic

#2A4585 #852A73 #856A2A #2A853D

square

#2A4585 #852A73 #856A2A #2A853D

split-complementary

#2A4585 #853D2A #73852A

monochromatic

#0D1528 #1B2D56 #2A4585 #395DB4 #5D7ECC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.18

#2A4585 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#2A4585 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4585

9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4585	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4585	1.00	9.18	2.29	9.18
#FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#254C87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#124484

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00545E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4585;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 69, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.112 264.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e78a9',
    500: '#2a4585',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4585;
$custom-light: #6e78a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4585",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.198,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40509,
    "c": 0.11213,
    "h": 264.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4585

secondary

#B29759

accent

#B14CDB

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080810

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4585

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

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