#2A4CAE#2A4CAE

#2A4CAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.162 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4CAE
RGB	rgb(42, 76, 174)
HSL	hsl(225, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(225, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 56.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.43, 23.27, -55.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.43, 60.55, 292.60°)
OKLab	oklab(45.19% -0.0122 -0.1612)
OKLCH	oklch(45.19% 0.162 265.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.1766, 8.7159, 41.1295)
Luminance	0.0872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4CAE #AE8C2A

analogous

#2A8EAE #2A4CAE #4A2AAE

triadic

#2A4CAE #AE2A4C #4CAE2A

tetradic

#2A4CAE #AE2A8E #AE8C2A #2AAE4A

square

#2A4CAE #AE2A8E #AE8C2A #2AAE4A

split-complementary

#2A4CAE #AE4A2A #8EAE2A

monochromatic

#12214B #1E367D #2A4CAE #4368D2 #7590DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#2A4CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#2A4CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4CAE

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4CAE	1.00	7.65	2.74	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006475

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 76, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.162 265.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777dc7',
    500: '#2a4cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4cae;
$custom-light: #777dc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.545,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4519,
    "c": 0.16167,
    "h": 265.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4CAE

secondary

#C5AF6F

accent

#BB44E4

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0913

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4CAE

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

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