#2A497D#2A497D

#2A497D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.095 H 260.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A497D
RGB	rgb(42, 73, 125)
HSL	hsl(218, 50%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(218, 66%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 41.6%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.20, 6.51, -32.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.20, 33.56, 281.18°)
OKLab	oklab(40.89% -0.0163 -0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(40.89% 0.095 260.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.0377, 6.7373, 20.3276)
Luminance	0.0674 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A497D #7D5E2A

analogous

#2A737D #2A497D #342A7D

triadic

#2A497D #7D2A49 #497D2A

tetradic

#2A497D #7D2A73 #7D5E2A #2A7D34

square

#2A497D #7D2A73 #7D5E2A #2A7D34

split-complementary

#2A497D #7D342A #737D2A

monochromatic

#0B1321 #1B2E4F #2A497D #3964AB #5A83C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.95

#2A497D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#2A497D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A497D

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A497D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A497D	1.00	8.95	2.35	8.95
#FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#324E7F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26467C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00555D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a497d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 73, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.095 260.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d7ba3',
    500: '#2a497d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a497d;
$custom-light: #6d7ba3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a497d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.59,
    "s": 49.701,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40886,
    "c": 0.09511,
    "h": 260.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A497D

secondary

#AD8C56

accent

#A54FD9

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEDF4

border

#C7C8CE

text

#07090F

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A497D

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

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