#2A488C#2A488C

#2A488C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.119 H 264.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A488C
RGB	rgb(42, 72, 140)
HSL	hsl(222, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(222, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(70%, 48.6%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.85, 12.90, -41.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.85, 43.14, 287.41°)
OKLab	oklab(41.69% -0.0123 -0.1179)
OKLCH	oklch(41.69% 0.119 264)
XYZ	xyz(8.0042, 7.0196, 25.7390)
Luminance	0.0702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A488C #8C6E2A

analogous

#2A798C #2A488C #3D2A8C

triadic

#2A488C #8C2A48 #488C2A

tetradic

#2A488C #8C2A79 #8C6E2A #2A8C3D

square

#2A488C #8C2A79 #8C6E2A #2A8C3D

split-complementary

#2A488C #8C3D2A #798C2A

monochromatic

#0E182E #1C305D #2A488C #3860BB #6183D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#2A488C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#2A488C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A488C

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A488C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A488C	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#24508F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E478B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005863

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a488c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 72, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.119 264.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707aae',
    500: '#2a488c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a488c;
$custom-light: #707aae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a488c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.633,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41694,
    "c": 0.11856,
    "h": 264
  },
  "luminance": 0.0702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A488C

secondary

#B59A5C

accent

#B04BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A488C

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

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