#2A4E87#2A4E87

#2A4E87 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.104 H 259.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4E87
RGB	rgb(42, 78, 135)
HSL	hsl(217, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(217, 69%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 42.2%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.33, 6.97, -35.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.33, 36.40, 281.03°)
OKLab	oklab(42.73% -0.0194 -0.1018)
OKLCH	oklch(42.73% 0.104 259.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.0508, 7.6895, 23.9769)
Luminance	0.0769 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4E87 #87632A

analogous

#2A7D87 #2A4E87 #352A87

triadic

#2A4E87 #872A4E #4E872A

tetradic

#2A4E87 #872A7D #87632A #2A8735

square

#2A4E87 #872A7D #87632A #2A8735

split-complementary

#2A4E87 #87352A #7D872A

monochromatic

#0D182A #1B3358 #2A4E87 #3969B6 #5E89CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.27

#2A4E87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#2A4E87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4E87

8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4E87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4E87	1.00	8.27	2.54	8.27
#FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345389

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#254A86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4e87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 78, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.104 259.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e7faa',
    500: '#2a4e87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4e87;
$custom-light: #6e7faa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4e87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.774,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42728,
    "c": 0.10367,
    "h": 259.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4E87

secondary

#B3905A

accent

#A44CDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4E87

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

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