#2A4E98#2A4E98

#2A4E98 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.128 H 262.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4E98
RGB	rgb(42, 78, 152)
HSL	hsl(220, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(220, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 48.7%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.41, 13.48, -44.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.41, 46.37, 286.91°)
OKLab	oklab(43.91% -0.0161 -0.1272)
OKLCH	oklch(43.91% 0.128 262.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.3447, 8.2070, 30.7913)
Luminance	0.0821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4E98 #98742A

analogous

#2A8598 #2A4E98 #3D2A98

triadic

#2A4E98 #982A4E #4E982A

tetradic

#2A4E98 #982A85 #98742A #2A983D

square

#2A4E98 #982A85 #98742A #2A983D

split-complementary

#2A4E98 #983D2A #85982A

monochromatic

#101D38 #1D3568 #2A4E98 #3767C8 #678BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#2A4E98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#2A4E98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4E98

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4E98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4E98	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26569B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#084C96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4e98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 78, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.128 262.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727fb7',
    500: '#2a4e98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4e98;
$custom-light: #727fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4e98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.364,
    "s": 56.701,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43912,
    "c": 0.12825,
    "h": 262.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4E98

secondary

#BB9E62

accent

#AE48E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4E98

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

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