#2A4994#2A4994

#2A4994 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.129 H 264.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4994
RGB	rgb(42, 73, 148)
HSL	hsl(222, 56%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(222, 72%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.6%, 50.7%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.69, 15.30, -44.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.69, 47.25, 288.90°)
OKLab	oklab(42.51% -0.0121 -0.1283)
OKLCH	oklch(42.51% 0.129 264.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.6808, 7.3946, 28.9810)
Luminance	0.0740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4994 #94752A

analogous

#2A7E94 #2A4994 #402A94

triadic

#2A4994 #942A49 #49942A

tetradic

#2A4994 #942A7E #94752A #2A9440

square

#2A4994 #942A7E #94752A #2A9440

split-complementary

#2A4994 #94402A #7E942A

monochromatic

#0F1A35 #1C3164 #2A4994 #3861C4 #6585D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#2A4994 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#2A4994 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4994

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4994	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4994	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E5297

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004892

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4994;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 73, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.129 264.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717bb4',
    500: '#2a4994',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4994;
$custom-light: #717bb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4994",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.453,
    "s": 55.789,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42509,
    "c": 0.1289,
    "h": 264.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4994

secondary

#B99F60

accent

#B349DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4994

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

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