#2A4E8B#2A4E8B

#2A4E8B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.109 H 260.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4E8B
RGB	rgb(42, 78, 139)
HSL	hsl(218, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(218, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.8%, 43.9%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.57, 8.49, -37.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.57, 38.73, 282.66°)
OKLab	oklab(43% -0.0185 -0.1079)
OKLCH	oklch(43% 0.109 260.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.3378, 7.8043, 25.4881)
Luminance	0.0780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4E8B #8B672A

analogous

#2A7E8B #2A4E8B #362A8B

triadic

#2A4E8B #8B2A4E #4E8B2A

tetradic

#2A4E8B #8B2A7E #8B672A #2A8B36

square

#2A4E8B #8B2A7E #8B672A #2A8B36

split-complementary

#2A4E8B #8B362A #7E8B2A

monochromatic

#0E192D #1C345C #2A4E8B #3868BA #6089CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.20

#2A4E8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#2A4E8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4E8B

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4E8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4E8B	1.00	8.20	2.56	8.20
#FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#31548D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#214B8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4e8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 78, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.109 260.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7fad',
    500: '#2a4e8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4e8b;
$custom-light: #6f7fad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4e8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.732,
    "s": 53.591,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42997,
    "c": 0.10948,
    "h": 260.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4E8B

secondary

#B5945C

accent

#A74BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4E8B

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

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