#2A4DAD#2A4DAD

#2A4DAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.159 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4DAD
RGB	rgb(42, 77, 173)
HSL	hsl(224, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(224, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 55.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.63, 22.22, -54.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.63, 59.31, 292.01°)
OKLab	oklab(45.31% -0.013 -0.1585)
OKLCH	oklch(45.31% 0.159 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.1489, 8.8159, 40.6411)
Luminance	0.0882 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4DAD #AD8A2A

analogous

#2A8FAD #2A4DAD #482AAD

triadic

#2A4DAD #AD2A4D #4DAD2A

tetradic

#2A4DAD #AD2A8F #AD8A2A #2AAD48

square

#2A4DAD #AD2A8F #AD8A2A #2AAD48

split-complementary

#2A4DAD #AD482A #8FAD2A

monochromatic

#12214B #1E377C #2A4DAD #4369D1 #7490DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#2A4DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#2A4DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4DAD

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4DAD	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006575

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 77, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.159 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777ec6',
    500: '#2a4dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4dad;
$custom-light: #777ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.969,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45314,
    "c": 0.15904,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4DAD

secondary

#C5AE6E

accent

#B944E4

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0913

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4DAD

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

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