#2A4872#2A4872

#2A4872 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.080 H 257.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4872
RGB	rgb(42, 72, 114)
HSL	hsl(215, 46%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(215, 63%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 36.8%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.26, 3.05, -27.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.26, 27.70, 276.33°)
OKLab	oklab(39.95% -0.0179 -0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(39.95% 0.08 257)
XYZ	xyz(6.3084, 6.3413, 16.8079)
Luminance	0.0634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4872 #72542A

analogous

#2A6C72 #2A4872 #302A72

triadic

#2A4872 #722A48 #48722A

tetradic

#2A4872 #722A6C #72542A #2A7230

square

#2A4872 #722A6C #72542A #2A7230

split-complementary

#2A4872 #72302A #6C722A

monochromatic

#091019 #1A2C45 #2A4872 #3A649F #5682C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.26

#2A4872 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#2A4872 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4872

9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4872	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4872	1.00	9.26	2.27	9.26
#FFFFFF	9.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#364B74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D4471

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005257

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4872;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 72, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.080 257.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b7a9b',
    500: '#2a4872',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4872;
$custom-light: #6b7a9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4872",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39946,
    "c": 0.07999,
    "h": 257
  },
  "luminance": 0.06342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4872

secondary

#A48354

accent

#9F52D6

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEDF2

border

#C6C8CC

text

#07090E

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4872

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

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