#2A4A8D#2A4A8D

#2A4A8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.117 H 263.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4A8D
RGB	rgb(42, 74, 141)
HSL	hsl(221, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(221, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 47.5%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.51, 11.94, -40.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.51, 42.44, 286.34°)
OKLab	oklab(42.22% -0.0141 -0.1166)
OKLCH	oklch(42.22% 0.117 263.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.2096, 7.3121, 26.1729)
Luminance	0.0731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4A8D #8D6D2A

analogous

#2A7B8D #2A4A8D #3B2A8D

triadic

#2A4A8D #8D2A4A #4A8D2A

tetradic

#2A4A8D #8D2A7B #8D6D2A #2A8D3B

square

#2A4A8D #8D2A7B #8D6D2A #2A8D3B

split-complementary

#2A4A8D #8D3B2A #7B8D2A

monochromatic

#0E192F #1C315E #2A4A8D #3863BC #6185D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.53

#2A4A8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#2A4A8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4A8D

8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4A8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4A8D	1.00	8.53	2.46	8.53
#FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#285190

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#13488C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4a8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 74, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.117 263.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707caf',
    500: '#2a4a8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4a8d;
$custom-light: #707caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4a8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.606,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42218,
    "c": 0.11744,
    "h": 263.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4A8D

secondary

#B6995D

accent

#AE4ADD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4A8D

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

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