#2A4590#2A4590

#2A4590 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.128 H 266.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4590
RGB	rgb(42, 69, 144)
HSL	hsl(224, 55%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(224, 71%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.8%, 52.1%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.26, 16.48, -44.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.26, 47.52, 290.29°)
OKLab	oklab(41.33% -0.0089 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(41.33% 0.128 266)
XYZ	xyz(8.1153, 6.7613, 27.2575)
Luminance	0.0676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4590 #90752A

analogous

#2A7890 #2A4590 #422A90

triadic

#2A4590 #902A45 #45902A

tetradic

#2A4590 #902A78 #90752A #2A9042

square

#2A4590 #902A78 #90752A #2A9042

split-complementary

#2A4590 #90422A #78902A

monochromatic

#0E1831 #1C2E61 #2A4590 #385CBF #6380D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#2A4590 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#2A4590 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4590

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4590	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4590	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#184E93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00458E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005763

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4590;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 69, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.128 266.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7178b1',
    500: '#2a4590',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4590;
$custom-light: #7178b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4590",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.118,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41329,
    "c": 0.12831,
    "h": 266
  },
  "luminance": 0.06762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4590

secondary

#B7A05E

accent

#B74ADE

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#080811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4590

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →