#2A4997#2A4997

#2A4997 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.133 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4997
RGB	rgb(42, 73, 151)
HSL	hsl(223, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(223, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 51.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.90, 16.46, -46.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.90, 49.04, 289.61°)
OKLab	oklab(42.74% -0.0117 -0.1327)
OKLCH	oklch(42.74% 0.133 265)
XYZ	xyz(8.9213, 7.4908, 30.2479)
Luminance	0.0749 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4997 #97782A

analogous

#2A7F97 #2A4997 #412A97

triadic

#2A4997 #972A49 #49972A

tetradic

#2A4997 #972A7F #97782A #2A9741

square

#2A4997 #972A7F #97782A #2A9741

split-complementary

#2A4997 #97412A #7F972A

monochromatic

#0F1B37 #1D3267 #2A4997 #3760C7 #6786D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.41

#2A4997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#2A4997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4997

8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4997	1.00	8.41	2.50	8.41
#FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A539A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004995

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 73, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.133 265.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727bb6',
    500: '#2a4997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4997;
$custom-light: #727bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.936,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42736,
    "c": 0.13322,
    "h": 265
  },
  "luminance": 0.07492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4997

secondary

#BBA262

accent

#B548E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4997

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

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