#2A4E89#2A4E89

#2A4E89 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.107 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4E89
RGB	rgb(42, 78, 137)
HSL	hsl(217, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(217, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 43.1%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.45, 7.73, -36.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.45, 37.57, 281.87°)
OKLab	oklab(42.86% -0.0189 -0.1049)
OKLCH	oklch(42.86% 0.107 259.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.1930, 7.7463, 24.7255)
Luminance	0.0775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4E89 #89652A

analogous

#2A7E89 #2A4E89 #352A89

triadic

#2A4E89 #892A4E #4E892A

tetradic

#2A4E89 #892A7E #89652A #2A8935

square

#2A4E89 #892A7E #89652A #2A8935

split-complementary

#2A4E89 #89352A #7E892A

monochromatic

#0D192B #1C335A #2A4E89 #3869B8 #5F89CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.24

#2A4E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#2A4E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4E89

8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4E89	1.00	8.24	2.55	8.24
#FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#32538B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#234B88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 78, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.107 259.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7fac',
    500: '#2a4e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4e89;
$custom-light: #6f7fac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.263,
    "s": 53.073,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42862,
    "c": 0.10658,
    "h": 259.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4E89

secondary

#B4925B

accent

#A54BDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4E89

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

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