#2A4E8E#2A4E8E

#2A4E8E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.114 H 261.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4E8E
RGB	rgb(42, 78, 142)
HSL	hsl(218, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(218, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 45.1%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.76, 9.64, -39.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.76, 40.49, 283.77°)
OKLab	oklab(43.2% -0.0179 -0.1124)
OKLCH	oklch(43.2% 0.114 261)
XYZ	xyz(8.5600, 7.8931, 26.6583)
Luminance	0.0789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4E8E #8E6A2A

analogous

#2A808E #2A4E8E #382A8E

triadic

#2A4E8E #8E2A4E #4E8E2A

tetradic

#2A4E8E #8E2A80 #8E6A2A #2A8E38

square

#2A4E8E #8E2A80 #8E6A2A #2A8E38

split-complementary

#2A4E8E #8E382A #808E2A

monochromatic

#0E1A30 #1C345F #2A4E8E #3868BD #628AD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.14

#2A4E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#2A4E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4E8E

8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4E8E	1.00	8.14	2.58	8.14
#FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F5490

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D4B8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 78, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.114 261.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707faf',
    500: '#2a4e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4e8e;
$custom-light: #707faf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.4,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43202,
    "c": 0.11383,
    "h": 261
  },
  "luminance": 0.07894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4E8E

secondary

#B6965D

accent

#A94ADE

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4E8E

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

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