#2A497C#2A497C

#2A497C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.094 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A497C
RGB	rgb(42, 73, 124)
HSL	hsl(217, 49%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(217, 66%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 41.1%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.14, 6.13, -32.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.14, 32.97, 280.71°)
OKLab	oklab(40.82% -0.0165 -0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(40.82% 0.094 259.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.9742, 6.7119, 19.9929)
Luminance	0.0671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A497C #7C5D2A

analogous

#2A727C #2A497C #342A7C

triadic

#2A497C #7C2A49 #497C2A

tetradic

#2A497C #7C2A72 #7C5D2A #2A7C34

square

#2A497C #7C2A72 #7C5D2A #2A7C34

split-complementary

#2A497C #7C342A #727C2A

monochromatic

#0B1321 #1B2E4E #2A497C #3964AA #5983C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#2A497C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#2A497C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A497C

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A497C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A497C	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#324D7E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#27467B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00555C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a497c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 73, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.094 259.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c7ba2',
    500: '#2a497c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a497c;
$custom-light: #6c7ba2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a497c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.317,
    "s": 49.398,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40821,
    "c": 0.09363,
    "h": 259.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A497C

secondary

#AD8C55

accent

#A54FD9

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEDF3

border

#C7C8CD

text

#07090F

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A497C

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

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