#2A479E#2A479E

#2A479E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.146 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A479E
RGB	rgb(42, 71, 158)
HSL	hsl(225, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(225, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.4%, 55.1%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.85, 20.50, -50.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.85, 54.52, 292.08°)
OKLab	oklab(42.86% -0.0093 -0.1455)
OKLCH	oklch(42.86% 0.146 266.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.3775, 7.4664, 33.2881)
Luminance	0.0747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2A479E #9E812A

analogous

#2A819E #2A479E #472A9E

triadic

#2A479E #9E2A47 #479E2A

tetradic

#2A479E #9E2A81 #9E812A #2A9E47

square

#2A479E #9E2A81 #9E812A #2A9E47

split-complementary

#2A479E #9E472A #819E2A

monochromatic

#101C3D #1D316E #2A479E #3A5FCB #6B86D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#2A479E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#2A479E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A479E

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A479E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A479E	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00489C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a479e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 71, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.146 266.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7479bb',
    500: '#2a479e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a479e;
$custom-light: #7479bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a479e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 58,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42858,
    "c": 0.14576,
    "h": 266.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A479E

secondary

#BEA866

accent

#BB47E1

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#090912

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A479E

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

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