#2A4B8D#2A4B8D

#2A4B8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.116 H 262.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4B8D
RGB	rgb(42, 75, 141)
HSL	hsl(220, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(220, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 46.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.80, 11.27, -40.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.80, 41.79, 285.64°)
OKLab	oklab(42.45% -0.0151 -0.1152)
OKLCH	oklch(42.45% 0.116 262.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.2769, 7.4466, 26.1953)
Luminance	0.0745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4B8D #8D6C2A

analogous

#2A7C8D #2A4B8D #3A2A8D

triadic

#2A4B8D #8D2A4B #4B8D2A

tetradic

#2A4B8D #8D2A7C #8D6C2A #2A8D3A

square

#2A4B8D #8D2A7C #8D6C2A #2A8D3A

split-complementary

#2A4B8D #8D3A2A #7C8D2A

monochromatic

#0E192F #1C325E #2A4B8D #3864BC #6186D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#2A4B8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#2A4B8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4B8D

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4B8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4B8D	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A528F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#17498C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4b8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 75, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.116 262.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707caf',
    500: '#2a4b8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4b8d;
$custom-light: #707caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4b8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42445,
    "c": 0.11616,
    "h": 262.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4B8D

secondary

#B6985D

accent

#AC4ADD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4B8D

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

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