#2A4596#2A4596

#2A4596 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.137 H 266.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4596
RGB	rgb(42, 69, 150)
HSL	hsl(225, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(225, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 54%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.69, 18.78, -47.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.69, 51.11, 291.56°)
OKLab	oklab(41.8% -0.0083 -0.1367)
OKLCH	oklch(41.8% 0.137 266.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.5861, 6.9496, 29.7372)
Luminance	0.0695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4596 #967B2A

analogous

#2A7B96 #2A4596 #452A96

triadic

#2A4596 #962A45 #45962A

tetradic

#2A4596 #962A7B #967B2A #2A9645

square

#2A4596 #962A7B #967B2A #2A9645

split-complementary

#2A4596 #96452A #7B962A

monochromatic

#0F1936 #1D2F66 #2A4596 #375BC6 #6682D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.79

#2A4596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#2A4596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4596

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4596	1.00	8.79	2.39	8.79
#FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C5099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004694

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005866

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 69, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.137 266.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7278b5',
    500: '#2a4596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4596;
$custom-light: #7278b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41797,
    "c": 0.13697,
    "h": 266.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4596

secondary

#BAA461

accent

#BA48E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4596

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

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