#2A498E#2A498E

#2A498E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.120 H 263.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A498E
RGB	rgb(42, 73, 142)
HSL	hsl(221, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(221, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 48.6%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.28, 13.00, -41.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.28, 43.68, 287.31°)
OKLab	oklab(42.07% -0.0129 -0.1195)
OKLCH	oklch(42.07% 0.12 263.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.2182, 7.2095, 26.5444)
Luminance	0.0721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A498E #8E6F2A

analogous

#2A7B8E #2A498E #3D2A8E

triadic

#2A498E #8E2A49 #498E2A

tetradic

#2A498E #8E2A7B #8E6F2A #2A8E3D

square

#2A498E #8E2A7B #8E6F2A #2A8E3D

split-complementary

#2A498E #8E3D2A #7B8E2A

monochromatic

#0E1830 #1C315F #2A498E #3861BD #6284D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.60

#2A498E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#2A498E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A498E

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A498E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A498E	1.00	8.60	2.44	8.60
#FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#255191

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D488D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005964

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a498e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 73, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.120 263.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707baf',
    500: '#2a498e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a498e;
$custom-light: #707baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a498e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.4,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42065,
    "c": 0.12019,
    "h": 263.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A498E

secondary

#B69B5D

accent

#B04ADE

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF5

border

#C8C8CF

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A498E

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

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