#2A4C96#2A4C96

#2A4C96 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.128 H 263.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4C96
RGB	rgb(42, 76, 150)
HSL	hsl(221, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(221, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 49.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.69, 14.05, -44.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.69, 46.48, 287.60°)
OKLab	oklab(43.32% -0.0146 -0.1271)
OKLCH	oklch(43.32% 0.128 263.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.0424, 7.8622, 29.8893)
Luminance	0.0786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4C96 #96742A

analogous

#2A8296 #2A4C96 #3E2A96

triadic

#2A4C96 #962A4C #4C962A

tetradic

#2A4C96 #962A82 #96742A #2A963E

square

#2A4C96 #962A82 #96742A #2A963E

split-complementary

#2A4C96 #963E2A #82962A

monochromatic

#0F1C36 #1D3466 #2A4C96 #3764C6 #6689D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#2A4C96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#2A4C96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4C96

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4C96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4C96	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235499

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#044B94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4c96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 76, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.128 263.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727db5',
    500: '#2a4c96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4c96;
$custom-light: #727db5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4c96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.111,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4332,
    "c": 0.12793,
    "h": 263.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4C96

secondary

#BA9E61

accent

#B048E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4C96

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