#2A4B8A#2A4B8A

#2A4B8A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.112 H 262.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4B8A
RGB	rgb(42, 75, 138)
HSL	hsl(219, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(219, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 45.7%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.61, 10.11, -38.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.61, 40.02, 284.64°)
OKLab	oklab(42.23% -0.0156 -0.1107)
OKLCH	oklch(42.23% 0.112 262)
XYZ	xyz(8.0567, 7.3586, 25.0356)
Luminance	0.0736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4B8A #8A692A

analogous

#2A7B8A #2A4B8A #392A8A

triadic

#2A4B8A #8A2A4B #4B8A2A

tetradic

#2A4B8A #8A2A7B #8A692A #2A8A39

square

#2A4B8A #8A2A7B #8A692A #2A8A39

split-complementary

#2A4B8A #8A392A #7B8A2A

monochromatic

#0D182C #1C315B #2A4B8A #3864B9 #6086CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#2A4B8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#2A4B8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4B8A

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4B8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4B8A	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C518C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B4989

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4b8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 75, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.112 262.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7cac',
    500: '#2a4b8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4b8a;
$custom-light: #6f7cac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4b8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.375,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42234,
    "c": 0.11178,
    "h": 262
  },
  "luminance": 0.07359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4B8A

secondary

#B4965B

accent

#AB4BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4B8A

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

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