#2A4D8D#2A4D8D

#2A4D8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.114 H 261.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4D8D
RGB	rgb(42, 77, 141)
HSL	hsl(219, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(219, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 45.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.40, 9.93, -39.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.40, 40.53, 284.18°)
OKLab	oklab(42.9% -0.0171 -0.1123)
OKLCH	oklch(42.9% 0.114 261.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.4147, 7.7222, 26.2412)
Luminance	0.0772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4D8D #8D6A2A

analogous

#2A7E8D #2A4D8D #382A8D

triadic

#2A4D8D #8D2A4D #4D8D2A

tetradic

#2A4D8D #8D2A7E #8D6A2A #2A8D38

square

#2A4D8D #8D2A7E #8D6A2A #2A8D38

split-complementary

#2A4D8D #8D382A #7E8D2A

monochromatic

#0E192F #1C335E #2A4D8D #3867BC #6188D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#2A4D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#2A4D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4D8D

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4D8D	1.00	8.25	2.54	8.25
#FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E538F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C4A8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 77, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.114 261.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707eaf',
    500: '#2a4d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4d8d;
$custom-light: #707eaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.788,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42903,
    "c": 0.11363,
    "h": 261.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4D8D

secondary

#B6965D

accent

#A94ADD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4D8D

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

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