#2A488A#2A488A

#2A488A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.116 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A488A
RGB	rgb(42, 72, 138)
HSL	hsl(221, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(221, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 47.8%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.72, 12.14, -40.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.72, 41.94, 286.82°)
OKLab	oklab(41.55% -0.0126 -0.1149)
OKLCH	oklch(41.55% 0.116 263.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.8580, 6.9612, 24.9693)
Luminance	0.0696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A488A #8A6C2A

analogous

#2A788A #2A488A #3C2A8A

triadic

#2A488A #8A2A48 #488A2A

tetradic

#2A488A #8A2A78 #8A6C2A #2A8A3C

square

#2A488A #8A2A78 #8A6C2A #2A8A3C

split-complementary

#2A488A #8A3C2A #788A2A

monochromatic

#0D172C #1C305B #2A488A #3860B9 #6082CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.78

#2A488A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#2A488A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A488A

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A488A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A488A	1.00	8.78	2.39	8.78
#FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#264F8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#134689

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005762

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a488a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 72, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.116 263.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7aad',
    500: '#2a488a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a488a;
$custom-light: #6f7aad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a488a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.25,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41549,
    "c": 0.11562,
    "h": 263.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A488A

secondary

#B4995B

accent

#AF4BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A488A

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

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