#2A4798#2A4798

#2A4798 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.137 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4798
RGB	rgb(42, 71, 152)
HSL	hsl(224, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(224, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 53.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.40, 18.19, -47.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.40, 50.96, 290.92°)
OKLab	oklab(42.38% -0.0098 -0.1369)
OKLCH	oklch(42.38% 0.137 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.8736, 7.2648, 30.6343)
Luminance	0.0727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4798 #987B2A

analogous

#2A7E98 #2A4798 #442A98

triadic

#2A4798 #982A47 #47982A

tetradic

#2A4798 #982A7E #987B2A #2A9844

square

#2A4798 #982A7E #987B2A #2A9844

split-complementary

#2A4798 #98442A #7E982A

monochromatic

#101A38 #1D3168 #2A4798 #375DC8 #6784D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#2A4798 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#2A4798 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4798

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4798	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4798	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#11529B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004796

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4798;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 71, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.137 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7279b7',
    500: '#2a4798',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4798;
$custom-light: #7279b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4798",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.182,
    "s": 56.701,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42382,
    "c": 0.13723,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4798

secondary

#BBA462

accent

#B848E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4798

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

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