#2A4E72#2A4E72

#2A4E72 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.074 H 250.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4E72
RGB	rgb(42, 78, 114)
HSL	hsl(210, 46%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(210, 63%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 31.6%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.16, -0.87, -24.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.16, 24.56, 267.96°)
OKLab	oklab(41.43% -0.0252 -0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(41.43% 0.074 250)
XYZ	xyz(6.7154, 7.1553, 16.9435)
Luminance	0.0716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4E72 #724E2A

analogous

#2A7272 #2A4E72 #2A2A72

triadic

#2A4E72 #722A4E #4E722A

tetradic

#2A4E72 #722A72 #724E2A #2A722A

square

#2A4E72 #722A72 #724E2A #2A722A

split-complementary

#2A4E72 #722A2A #72722A

monochromatic

#091119 #1A2F45 #2A4E72 #3A6D9F #568BC1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#2A4E72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#2A4E72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4E72

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4E72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4E72	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F5074

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#354871

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00565B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4e72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 78, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.074 250.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b7f9a',
    500: '#2a4e72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4e72;
$custom-light: #6b7f9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4e72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41434,
    "c": 0.07362,
    "h": 250
  },
  "luminance": 0.07156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4E72

secondary

#A47C54

accent

#9452D6

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#070A0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4E72

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

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