#2A4877#2A4877

#2A4877 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.087 H 259.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4877
RGB	rgb(42, 72, 119)
HSL	hsl(217, 48%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(217, 65%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 39.5%, 0%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.54, 4.92, -30.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.54, 30.62, 279.24°)
OKLab	oklab(40.26% -0.0166 -0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(40.26% 0.087 259.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.6008, 6.4583, 18.3479)
Luminance	0.0646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4877 #77592A

analogous

#2A6F77 #2A4877 #332A77

triadic

#2A4877 #772A48 #48772A

tetradic

#2A4877 #772A6F #77592A #2A7733

square

#2A4877 #772A6F #77592A #2A7733

split-complementary

#2A4877 #77332A #6F772A

monochromatic

#0A111D #1A2D4A #2A4877 #3A63A4 #5882C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.16

#2A4877 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#2A4877 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4877

9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4877	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4877	1.00	9.16	2.29	9.16
#FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#344C79

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#294576

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005359

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4877;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 72, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.087 259.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b7a9e',
    500: '#2a4877',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4877;
$custom-light: #6b7a9e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4877",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.623,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40259,
    "c": 0.08741,
    "h": 259.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4877

secondary

#A98854

accent

#A350D7

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#ECEDF2

border

#C7C8CC

text

#07090E

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4877

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

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