#2A4A8A#2A4A8A

#2A4A8A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.113 H 262.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4A8A
RGB	rgb(42, 74, 138)
HSL	hsl(220, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(220, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 46.4%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.31, 10.79, -39.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.31, 40.65, 285.39°)
OKLab	oklab(42.01% -0.0146 -0.1121)
OKLCH	oklch(42.01% 0.113 262.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.9894, 7.2240, 25.0131)
Luminance	0.0722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4A8A #8A6A2A

analogous

#2A7A8A #2A4A8A #3A2A8A

triadic

#2A4A8A #8A2A4A #4A8A2A

tetradic

#2A4A8A #8A2A7A #8A6A2A #2A8A3A

square

#2A4A8A #8A2A7A #8A6A2A #2A8A3A

split-complementary

#2A4A8A #8A3A2A #7A8A2A

monochromatic

#0D182C #1C315B #2A4A8A #3863B9 #6085CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.59

#2A4A8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#2A4A8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4A8A

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4A8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4A8A	1.00	8.59	2.44	8.59
#FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A518C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#194889

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005963

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4a8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 74, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.113 262.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7cac',
    500: '#2a4a8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4a8a;
$custom-light: #6f7cac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4a8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42005,
    "c": 0.11305,
    "h": 262.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4A8A

secondary

#B4975B

accent

#AC4BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4A8A

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

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