#2A4785#2A4785

#2A4785 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.110 H 263.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4785
RGB	rgb(42, 71, 133)
HSL	hsl(221, 52%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(221, 68%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 46.6%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.09, 10.90, -38.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.09, 39.59, 285.98°)
OKLab	oklab(40.97% -0.0124 -0.1088)
OKLCH	oklch(40.97% 0.11 263.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.4402, 6.6915, 23.0852)
Luminance	0.0669 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4785 #85682A

analogous

#2A7585 #2A4785 #3B2A85

triadic

#2A4785 #852A47 #47852A

tetradic

#2A4785 #852A75 #85682A #2A853B

square

#2A4785 #852A75 #85682A #2A853B

split-complementary

#2A4785 #853B2A #75852A

monochromatic

#0D1528 #1B2E56 #2A4785 #3960B4 #5D81CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.98

#2A4785 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#2A4785 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4785

8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4785	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4785	1.00	8.98	2.34	8.98
#FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#294E87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#184584

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00555F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4785;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 71, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.110 263.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e79a9',
    500: '#2a4785',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4785;
$custom-light: #6e79a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4785",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.879,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40965,
    "c": 0.10953,
    "h": 263.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4785

secondary

#B29559

accent

#AE4CDB

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4785

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

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