#2A4B96#2A4B96

#2A4B96 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.129 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4B96
RGB	rgb(42, 75, 150)
HSL	hsl(222, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(222, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 50%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.40, 14.73, -44.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.40, 47.13, 288.21°)
OKLab	oklab(43.1% -0.0137 -0.1285)
OKLCH	oklch(43.1% 0.129 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.9740, 7.7255, 29.8665)
Luminance	0.0773 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4B96 #96752A

analogous

#2A8196 #2A4B96 #3F2A96

triadic

#2A4B96 #962A4B #4B962A

tetradic

#2A4B96 #962A81 #96752A #2A963F

square

#2A4B96 #962A81 #96752A #2A963F

split-complementary

#2A4B96 #963F2A #81962A

monochromatic

#0F1B36 #1D3366 #2A4B96 #3763C6 #6688D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#2A4B96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#2A4B96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4B96

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4B96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4B96	1.00	8.25	2.55	8.25
#FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#215499

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4b96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 75, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.129 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727cb5',
    500: '#2a4b96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4b96;
$custom-light: #727cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4b96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.667,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43099,
    "c": 0.12921,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4B96

secondary

#BA9F61

accent

#B148E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4B96

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