#2A498D#2A498D

#2A498D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.119 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A498D
RGB	rgb(42, 73, 141)
HSL	hsl(221, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(221, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 48.2%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.21, 12.61, -41.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.21, 43.08, 287.02°)
OKLab	oklab(41.99% -0.0131 -0.118)
OKLCH	oklch(41.99% 0.119 263.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.1434, 7.1796, 26.1508)
Luminance	0.0718 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A498D #8D6E2A

analogous

#2A7A8D #2A498D #3C2A8D

triadic

#2A498D #8D2A49 #498D2A

tetradic

#2A498D #8D2A7A #8D6E2A #2A8D3C

square

#2A498D #8D2A7A #8D6E2A #2A8D3C

split-complementary

#2A498D #8D3C2A #7A8D2A

monochromatic

#0E182F #1C315E #2A498D #3861BC #6184D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.62

#2A498D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#2A498D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A498D

8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A498D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A498D	1.00	8.62	2.44	8.62
#FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265190

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#10488C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005964

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a498d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 73, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.119 263.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707baf',
    500: '#2a498d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a498d;
$custom-light: #707baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a498d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.212,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41992,
    "c": 0.11873,
    "h": 263.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A498D

secondary

#B69A5D

accent

#AF4ADD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A498D

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

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