#2A4E96#2A4E96

#2A4E96 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.125 H 262.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4E96
RGB	rgb(42, 78, 150)
HSL	hsl(220, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(220, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 48%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.28, 12.71, -43.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.28, 45.19, 286.34°)
OKLab	oklab(43.77% -0.0165 -0.1243)
OKLCH	oklch(43.77% 0.125 262.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.1823, 8.1421, 29.9359)
Luminance	0.0814 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4E96 #96722A

analogous

#2A8496 #2A4E96 #3C2A96

triadic

#2A4E96 #962A4E #4E962A

tetradic

#2A4E96 #962A84 #96722A #2A963C

square

#2A4E96 #962A84 #96722A #2A963C

split-complementary

#2A4E96 #963C2A #84962A

monochromatic

#0F1C36 #1D3566 #2A4E96 #3767C6 #668BD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.99

#2A4E96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#2A4E96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4E96

7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4E96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4E96	1.00	7.99	2.63	7.99
#FFFFFF	7.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#285699

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E4C95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4e96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 78, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.125 262.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727fb5',
    500: '#2a4e96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4e96;
$custom-light: #727fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4e96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43767,
    "c": 0.12539,
    "h": 262.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4E96

secondary

#BA9D61

accent

#AD48E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4E96

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