#2A4C8B#2A4C8B

#2A4C8B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.112 H 261.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4C8B
RGB	rgb(42, 76, 139)
HSL	hsl(219, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(219, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.8%, 45.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.97, 9.83, -38.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.97, 39.98, 284.23°)
OKLab	oklab(42.53% -0.0165 -0.1108)
OKLCH	oklch(42.53% 0.112 261.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.1978, 7.5244, 25.4414)
Luminance	0.0752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4C8B #8B692A

analogous

#2A7C8B #2A4C8B #382A8B

triadic

#2A4C8B #8B2A4C #4C8B2A

tetradic

#2A4C8B #8B2A7C #8B692A #2A8B38

square

#2A4C8B #8B2A7C #8B692A #2A8B38

split-complementary

#2A4C8B #8B382A #7C8B2A

monochromatic

#0E192D #1C325C #2A4C8B #3866BA #6087CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#2A4C8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#2A4C8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4C8B

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4C8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4C8B	1.00	8.38	2.51	8.38
#FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D528D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C498A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4c8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 76, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.112 261.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7dad',
    500: '#2a4c8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4c8b;
$custom-light: #6f7dad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4c8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.969,
    "s": 53.591,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42534,
    "c": 0.11198,
    "h": 261.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4C8B

secondary

#B5965C

accent

#AA4BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4C8B

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

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