#2A4599#2A4599

#2A4599 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.141 H 266.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4599
RGB	rgb(42, 69, 153)
HSL	hsl(225, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(225, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 54.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.91, 19.93, -49.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.91, 52.89, 292.13°)
OKLab	oklab(42.04% -0.008 -0.141)
OKLCH	oklch(42.04% 0.141 266.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.8307, 7.0475, 31.0257)
Luminance	0.0705 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4599 #997E2A

analogous

#2A7C99 #2A4599 #462A99

triadic

#2A4599 #992A45 #45992A

tetradic

#2A4599 #992A7C #997E2A #2A9946

square

#2A4599 #992A7C #997E2A #2A9946

split-complementary

#2A4599 #99462A #7C992A

monochromatic

#101A39 #1D2F69 #2A4599 #385BC8 #6883D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#2A4599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#2A4599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4599

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4599	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#03509C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004697

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005968

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 69, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.141 266.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7378b8',
    500: '#2a4599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4599;
$custom-light: #7378b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.405,
    "s": 56.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42036,
    "c": 0.14125,
    "h": 266.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4599

secondary

#BCA663

accent

#BB48E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4599

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

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