#2A4895#2A4895

#2A4895 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.132 H 265.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4895
RGB	rgb(42, 72, 149)
HSL	hsl(223, 56%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(223, 72%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 51.7%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.47, 16.36, -45.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.47, 48.51, 289.72°)
OKLab	oklab(42.37% -0.0111 -0.1312)
OKLCH	oklch(42.37% 0.132 265.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.6951, 7.2960, 29.3780)
Luminance	0.0730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4895 #95772A

analogous

#2A7D95 #2A4895 #422A95

triadic

#2A4895 #952A48 #48952A

tetradic

#2A4895 #952A7D #95772A #2A9542

square

#2A4895 #952A7D #95772A #2A9542

split-complementary

#2A4895 #95422A #7D952A

monochromatic

#0F1A36 #1D3165 #2A4895 #375FC5 #6685D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#2A4895 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#2A4895 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4895

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4895	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4895	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A5298

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004893

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4895;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 72, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.132 265.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727ab5',
    500: '#2a4895',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4895;
$custom-light: #727ab5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4895",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.178,
    "s": 56.021,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42366,
    "c": 0.13164,
    "h": 265.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4895

secondary

#BAA161

accent

#B548DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4895

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

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