#2A4897#2A4897

#2A4897 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.135 H 265.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4897
RGB	rgb(42, 72, 151)
HSL	hsl(223, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(223, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 52.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.61, 17.13, -46.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.61, 49.70, 290.17°)
OKLab	oklab(42.52% -0.0108 -0.1341)
OKLCH	oklch(42.52% 0.135 265.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.8562, 7.3604, 30.2261)
Luminance	0.0736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4897 #97792A

analogous

#2A7F97 #2A4897 #422A97

triadic

#2A4897 #972A48 #48972A

tetradic

#2A4897 #972A7F #97792A #2A9742

square

#2A4897 #972A7F #97792A #2A9742

split-complementary

#2A4897 #97422A #7F972A

monochromatic

#0F1A37 #1D3167 #2A4897 #375FC7 #6785D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.49

#2A4897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#2A4897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4897

8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4897	1.00	8.49	2.47	8.49
#FFFFFF	8.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#17529A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 72, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.135 265.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727ab6',
    500: '#2a4897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4897;
$custom-light: #727ab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.486,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42519,
    "c": 0.13451,
    "h": 265.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4897

secondary

#BBA262

accent

#B648E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4897

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

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