#2A4991#2A4991

#2A4991 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.125 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4991
RGB	rgb(42, 73, 145)
HSL	hsl(222, 55%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(222, 71%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(71%, 49.7%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.48, 14.15, -43.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.48, 45.47, 288.13°)
OKLab	oklab(42.29% -0.0125 -0.1239)
OKLCH	oklch(42.29% 0.125 264.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.4464, 7.3008, 27.7466)
Luminance	0.0730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4991 #91722A

analogous

#2A7D91 #2A4991 #3F2A91

triadic

#2A4991 #912A49 #49912A

tetradic

#2A4991 #912A7D #91722A #2A913F

square

#2A4991 #912A7D #91722A #2A913F

split-complementary

#2A4991 #913F2A #7D912A

monochromatic

#0F1932 #1C3162 #2A4991 #3861C0 #6385D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#2A4991 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#2A4991 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4991

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4991	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4991	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#225194

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#044890

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4991;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 73, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.125 264.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717bb2',
    500: '#2a4991',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4991;
$custom-light: #717bb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4991",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.942,
    "s": 55.08,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42285,
    "c": 0.12455,
    "h": 264.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4991

secondary

#B89D5F

accent

#B249DE

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#080911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4991

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

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