#2A487D#2A487D

#2A487D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.096 H 261.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A487D
RGB	rgb(42, 72, 125)
HSL	hsl(218, 50%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(218, 66%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 42.4%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.89, 7.18, -33.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.89, 34.17, 282.12°)
OKLab	oklab(40.65% -0.0151 -0.0951)
OKLCH	oklch(40.65% 0.096 261)
XYZ	xyz(6.9726, 6.6070, 20.3059)
Luminance	0.0661 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A487D #7D5F2A

analogous

#2A727D #2A487D #352A7D

triadic

#2A487D #7D2A48 #487D2A

tetradic

#2A487D #7D2A72 #7D5F2A #2A7D35

square

#2A487D #7D2A72 #7D5F2A #2A7D35

split-complementary

#2A487D #7D352A #727D2A

monochromatic

#0B1321 #1B2E4F #2A487D #3962AB #5A82C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#2A487D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#2A487D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A487D

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A487D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A487D	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#304D7F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#24457C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00545C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a487d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 72, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.096 261.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d7aa3',
    500: '#2a487d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a487d;
$custom-light: #6d7aa3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a487d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.313,
    "s": 49.701,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40649,
    "c": 0.09635,
    "h": 261
  },
  "luminance": 0.06608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A487D

secondary

#AD8E56

accent

#A74FD9

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEDF4

border

#C7C8CE

text

#07090F

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A487D

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

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