#2A4D99#2A4D99

#2A4D99 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.131 H 263.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4D99
RGB	rgb(42, 77, 153)
HSL	hsl(221, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(221, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 49.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.19, 14.54, -45.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.19, 47.60, 287.79°)
OKLab	oklab(43.76% -0.0151 -0.1301)
OKLCH	oklch(43.76% 0.131 263.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.3565, 8.0989, 31.2010)
Luminance	0.0810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4D99 #99762A

analogous

#2A8499 #2A4D99 #3E2A99

triadic

#2A4D99 #992A4D #4D992A

tetradic

#2A4D99 #992A84 #99762A #2A993E

square

#2A4D99 #992A84 #99762A #2A993E

split-complementary

#2A4D99 #993E2A #84992A

monochromatic

#101D39 #1D3569 #2A4D99 #3865C8 #688AD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02

#2A4D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#2A4D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4D99

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4D99	1.00	8.02	2.62	8.02
#FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#22569C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 77, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.131 263.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727eb7',
    500: '#2a4d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4d99;
$custom-light: #727eb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.081,
    "s": 56.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43763,
    "c": 0.13095,
    "h": 263.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4D99

secondary

#BCA063

accent

#B048E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4D99

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

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