#2A4AB4#2A4AB4

#2A4AB4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.172 H 266.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4AB4
RGB	rgb(42, 74, 180)
HSL	hsl(226, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(226, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 58.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.37, 26.88, -59.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.37, 65.34, 294.29°)
OKLab	oklab(45.29% -0.0104 -0.172)
OKLCH	oklch(45.29% 0.172 266.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.6390, 8.6838, 44.2339)
Luminance	0.0868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4AB4 #B4942A

analogous

#2A8FB4 #2A4AB4 #4F2AB4

triadic

#2A4AB4 #B42A4A #4AB42A

tetradic

#2A4AB4 #B42A8F #B4942A #2AB44F

square

#2A4AB4 #B42A8F #B4942A #2AB44F

split-complementary

#2A4AB4 #B44F2A #8FB42A

monochromatic

#132151 #1E3682 #2A4AB4 #4768D4 #7991E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#2A4AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#2A4AB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4AB4

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4AB4	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 74, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.172 266.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#797ccb',
    500: '#2a4ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4ab4;
$custom-light: #797ccb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.087,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4529,
    "c": 0.17231,
    "h": 266.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4AB4

secondary

#C8B472

accent

#C043E5

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEEF9

border

#CAC9D2

text

#0A0913

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4AB4

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

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