#2A4597#2A4597

#2A4597 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.138 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4597
RGB	rgb(42, 69, 151)
HSL	hsl(225, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(225, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 54.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.77, 19.16, -48.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.77, 51.70, 291.75°)
OKLab	oklab(41.88% -0.0082 -0.1382)
OKLCH	oklch(41.88% 0.138 266.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.6669, 6.9820, 30.1630)
Luminance	0.0698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4597 #977C2A

analogous

#2A7B97 #2A4597 #462A97

triadic

#2A4597 #972A45 #45972A

tetradic

#2A4597 #972A7B #977C2A #2A9746

square

#2A4597 #972A7B #977C2A #2A9746

split-complementary

#2A4597 #97462A #7B972A

monochromatic

#0F1937 #1D2F67 #2A4597 #375BC7 #6782D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#2A4597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#2A4597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4597

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4597	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#09509A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004695

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005967

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 69, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.138 266.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7278b6',
    500: '#2a4597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4597;
$custom-light: #7278b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.138,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41877,
    "c": 0.1384,
    "h": 266.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4597

secondary

#BBA562

accent

#BA48E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4597

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

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