#2A4B97#2A4B97

#2A4B97 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.131 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4B97
RGB	rgb(42, 75, 151)
HSL	hsl(222, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(222, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 50.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.47, 15.11, -45.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.47, 47.72, 288.46°)
OKLab	oklab(43.17% -0.0135 -0.1299)
OKLCH	oklch(43.17% 0.131 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.0549, 7.7578, 30.2924)
Luminance	0.0776 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4B97 #97762A

analogous

#2A8197 #2A4B97 #3F2A97

triadic

#2A4B97 #972A4B #4B972A

tetradic

#2A4B97 #972A81 #97762A #2A973F

square

#2A4B97 #972A81 #97762A #2A973F

split-complementary

#2A4B97 #973F2A #81972A

monochromatic

#0F1B37 #1D3367 #2A4B97 #3763C7 #6788D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.23

#2A4B97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#2A4B97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4B97

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4B97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4B97	1.00	8.23	2.55	8.23
#FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#20549A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4b97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 75, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.131 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727cb6',
    500: '#2a4b97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4b97;
$custom-light: #727cb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4b97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.835,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43174,
    "c": 0.13064,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4B97

secondary

#BBA062

accent

#B248E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4B97

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

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