#2A489A#2A489A

#2A489A is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.139 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A489A
RGB	rgb(42, 72, 154)
HSL	hsl(224, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(224, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 53.2%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.83, 18.29, -48.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.83, 51.48, 290.81°)
OKLab	oklab(42.75% -0.0105 -0.1384)
OKLCH	oklch(42.75% 0.139 265.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.1029, 7.4591, 31.5256)
Luminance	0.0746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A489A #9A7C2A

analogous

#2A809A #2A489A #442A9A

triadic

#2A489A #9A2A48 #489A2A

tetradic

#2A489A #9A2A80 #9A7C2A #2A9A44

square

#2A489A #9A2A80 #9A7C2A #2A9A44

split-complementary

#2A489A #9A442A #809A2A

monochromatic

#101B3A #1D326A #2A489A #385FC9 #6886D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.43

#2A489A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#2A489A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A489A

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A489A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A489A	1.00	8.43	2.49	8.43
#FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#11539D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004898

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a489a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 72, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.139 265.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#737ab8',
    500: '#2a489a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a489a;
$custom-light: #737ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a489a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.929,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42752,
    "c": 0.1388,
    "h": 265.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A489A

secondary

#BCA563

accent

#B747E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A489A

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

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