#2A4DBD#2A4DBD

#2A4DBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.181 H 266.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4DBD
RGB	rgb(42, 77, 189)
HSL	hsl(226, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(226, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 59.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.88, 28.30, -62.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.88, 68.51, 294.40°)
OKLab	oklab(46.65% -0.0122 -0.1803)
OKLCH	oklch(46.65% 0.181 266.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.7908, 9.4727, 49.2885)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4DBD #BD9A2A

analogous

#2A97BD #2A4DBD #502ABD

triadic

#2A4DBD #BD2A4D #4DBD2A

tetradic

#2A4DBD #BD2A97 #BD9A2A #2ABD50

square

#2A4DBD #BD2A97 #BD9A2A #2ABD50

split-complementary

#2A4DBD #BD502A #97BD2A

monochromatic

#142459 #1F398B #2A4DBD #4D6ED7 #7F97E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#2A4DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#2A4DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4DBD

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4DBD	1.00	7.25	2.89	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00697D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 77, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.181 266.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7ed2',
    500: '#2a4dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4dbd;
$custom-light: #7b7ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.714,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46645,
    "c": 0.18068,
    "h": 266.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4DBD

secondary

#CBB778

accent

#BF41E7

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEEFA

border

#CAC9D3

text

#0B0914

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4DBD

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

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