#2A4E8D#2A4E8D

#2A4E8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.112 H 260.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4E8D
RGB	rgb(42, 78, 141)
HSL	hsl(218, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(218, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 44.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.70, 9.26, -38.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.70, 39.90, 283.41°)
OKLab	oklab(43.13% -0.0181 -0.1109)
OKLCH	oklch(43.13% 0.112 260.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.4852, 7.8632, 26.2647)
Luminance	0.0786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4E8D #8D692A

analogous

#2A7F8D #2A4E8D #372A8D

triadic

#2A4E8D #8D2A4E #4E8D2A

tetradic

#2A4E8D #8D2A7F #8D692A #2A8D37

square

#2A4E8D #8D2A7F #8D692A #2A8D37

split-complementary

#2A4E8D #8D372A #7F8D2A

monochromatic

#0E1A2F #1C345E #2A4E8D #3868BC #618AD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#2A4E8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#2A4E8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4E8D

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4E8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4E8D	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#30548F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F4B8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4e8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 78, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.112 260.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707faf',
    500: '#2a4e8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4e8d;
$custom-light: #707faf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4e8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.182,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43133,
    "c": 0.11239,
    "h": 260.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4E8D

secondary

#B6965D

accent

#A84ADD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4E8D

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

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