#2A4E8A#2A4E8A

#2A4E8A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.108 H 260.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4E8A
RGB	rgb(42, 78, 138)
HSL	hsl(218, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(218, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 43.5%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.51, 8.11, -37.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.51, 38.15, 282.27°)
OKLab	oklab(42.93% -0.0187 -0.1064)
OKLCH	oklch(42.93% 0.108 260)
XYZ	xyz(8.2650, 7.7752, 25.1050)
Luminance	0.0778 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4E8A #8A662A

analogous

#2A7E8A #2A4E8A #362A8A

triadic

#2A4E8A #8A2A4E #4E8A2A

tetradic

#2A4E8A #8A2A7E #8A662A #2A8A36

square

#2A4E8A #8A2A7E #8A662A #2A8A36

split-complementary

#2A4E8A #8A362A #7E8A2A

monochromatic

#0D192C #1C335B #2A4E8A #3869B9 #6089CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#2A4E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#2A4E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4E8A

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4E8A	1.00	8.22	2.56	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#32548C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#224B89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 78, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.108 260.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7fac',
    500: '#2a4e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4e8a;
$custom-light: #6f7fac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.5,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42929,
    "c": 0.10803,
    "h": 260
  },
  "luminance": 0.07776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4E8A

secondary

#B4935B

accent

#A64BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4E8A

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

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