#2A4C8A#2A4C8A

#2A4C8A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.111 H 261.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4C8A
RGB	rgb(42, 76, 138)
HSL	hsl(219, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(219, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 44.9%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.91, 9.44, -38.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.91, 39.39, 283.87°)
OKLab	oklab(42.47% -0.0167 -0.1093)
OKLCH	oklch(42.47% 0.111 261.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.1251, 7.4953, 25.0584)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4C8A #8A682A

analogous

#2A7C8A #2A4C8A #382A8A

triadic

#2A4C8A #8A2A4C #4C8A2A

tetradic

#2A4C8A #8A2A7C #8A682A #2A8A38

square

#2A4C8A #8A2A7C #8A682A #2A8A38

split-complementary

#2A4C8A #8A382A #7C8A2A

monochromatic

#0D182C #1C325B #2A4C8A #3866B9 #6087CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#2A4C8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#2A4C8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4C8A

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4C8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4C8A	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E528C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E4989

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4c8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 76, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.111 261.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7dac',
    500: '#2a4c8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4c8a;
$custom-light: #6f7dac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4c8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.75,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42465,
    "c": 0.11052,
    "h": 261.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4C8A

secondary

#B4955B

accent

#A94BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4C8A

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

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