#2A4C8E#2A4C8E

#2A4C8E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.116 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4C8E
RGB	rgb(42, 76, 142)
HSL	hsl(220, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(220, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 46.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.16, 10.98, -40.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.16, 41.75, 285.24°)
OKLab	oklab(42.74% -0.0159 -0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(42.74% 0.116 262.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.4200, 7.6133, 26.6117)
Luminance	0.0761 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4C8E #8E6C2A

analogous

#2A7E8E #2A4C8E #3A2A8E

triadic

#2A4C8E #8E2A4C #4C8E2A

tetradic

#2A4C8E #8E2A7E #8E6C2A #2A8E3A

square

#2A4C8E #8E2A7E #8E6C2A #2A8E3A

split-complementary

#2A4C8E #8E3A2A #7E8E2A

monochromatic

#0E1930 #1C335F #2A4C8E #3865BD #6287D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.32

#2A4C8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#2A4C8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4C8E

8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4C8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4C8E	1.00	8.32	2.52	8.32
#FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B5390

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#184A8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4c8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 76, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.116 262.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707daf',
    500: '#2a4c8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4c8e;
$custom-light: #707daf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4c8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.6,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42744,
    "c": 0.11635,
    "h": 262.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4C8E

secondary

#B6985D

accent

#AC4ADE

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4C8E

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

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