#2A4990#2A4990

#2A4990 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.123 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4990
RGB	rgb(42, 73, 144)
HSL	hsl(222, 55%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(222, 71%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.8%, 49.3%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.41, 13.77, -42.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.41, 44.87, 287.87°)
OKLab	oklab(42.21% -0.0126 -0.1224)
OKLCH	oklch(42.21% 0.123 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.3697, 7.2701, 27.3423)
Luminance	0.0727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4990 #90712A

analogous

#2A7C90 #2A4990 #3E2A90

triadic

#2A4990 #902A49 #49902A

tetradic

#2A4990 #902A7C #90712A #2A903E

square

#2A4990 #902A7C #90712A #2A903E

split-complementary

#2A4990 #903E2A #7C902A

monochromatic

#0E1931 #1C3161 #2A4990 #3861BF #6385D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#2A4990 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#2A4990 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4990

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4990	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4990	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235193

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#07488F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4990;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 73, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.123 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707bb1',
    500: '#2a4990',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4990;
$custom-light: #707bb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4990",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.765,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42211,
    "c": 0.1231,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4990

secondary

#B79C5E

accent

#B14ADE

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF5

border

#C8C8CF

text

#080911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4990

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

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