#2A4B8B#2A4B8B

#2A4B8B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.113 H 262.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4B8B
RGB	rgb(42, 75, 139)
HSL	hsl(220, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(220, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.8%, 46%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.67, 10.50, -39.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.67, 40.61, 284.98°)
OKLab	oklab(42.3% -0.0154 -0.1122)
OKLCH	oklch(42.3% 0.113 262.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.1295, 7.3877, 25.4186)
Luminance	0.0739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4B8B #8B6A2A

analogous

#2A7B8B #2A4B8B #3A2A8B

triadic

#2A4B8B #8B2A4B #4B8B2A

tetradic

#2A4B8B #8B2A7B #8B6A2A #2A8B3A

square

#2A4B8B #8B2A7B #8B6A2A #2A8B3A

split-complementary

#2A4B8B #8B3A2A #7B8B2A

monochromatic

#0E182D #1C325C #2A4B8B #3864BA #6086CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#2A4B8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#2A4B8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4B8B

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4B8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4B8B	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C528D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A498A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4b8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 75, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.113 262.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7cad',
    500: '#2a4b8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4b8b;
$custom-light: #6f7cad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4b8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.588,
    "s": 53.591,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42304,
    "c": 0.11324,
    "h": 262.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4B8B

secondary

#B5975C

accent

#AB4BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4B8B

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

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