#2A4998#2A4998

#2A4998 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.135 H 265.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4998
RGB	rgb(42, 73, 152)
HSL	hsl(223, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(223, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 52%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.97, 16.84, -46.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.97, 49.63, 289.84°)
OKLab	oklab(42.81% -0.0116 -0.1341)
OKLCH	oklch(42.81% 0.135 265.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.0029, 7.5234, 30.6774)
Luminance	0.0752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4998 #98792A

analogous

#2A8098 #2A4998 #422A98

triadic

#2A4998 #982A49 #49982A

tetradic

#2A4998 #982A80 #98792A #2A9842

square

#2A4998 #982A80 #98792A #2A9842

split-complementary

#2A4998 #98422A #80982A

monochromatic

#101B38 #1D3268 #2A4998 #3760C8 #6786D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#2A4998 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#2A4998 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4998

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4998	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4998	1.00	8.38	2.50	8.38
#FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#18539B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4998;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 73, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.135 265.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727bb7',
    500: '#2a4998',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4998;
$custom-light: #727bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4998",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.091,
    "s": 56.701,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42813,
    "c": 0.13465,
    "h": 265.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4998

secondary

#BBA262

accent

#B548E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4998

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

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