#2A4E9A#2A4E9A

#2A4E9A is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.131 H 263.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4E9A
RGB	rgb(42, 78, 154)
HSL	hsl(221, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(221, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 49.4%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.55, 14.25, -45.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.55, 47.54, 287.45°)
OKLab	oklab(44.06% -0.0158 -0.1301)
OKLCH	oklch(44.06% 0.131 263.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.5099, 8.2731, 31.6613)
Luminance	0.0827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4E9A #9A762A

analogous

#2A869A #2A4E9A #3E2A9A

triadic

#2A4E9A #9A2A4E #4E9A2A

tetradic

#2A4E9A #9A2A86 #9A762A #2A9A3E

square

#2A4E9A #9A2A86 #9A762A #2A9A3E

split-complementary

#2A4E9A #9A3E2A #869A2A

monochromatic

#101D3A #1D366A #2A4E9A #3867C9 #688CD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#2A4E9A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#2A4E9A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4E9A

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4E9A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4E9A	1.00	7.91	2.65	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#24579D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#014C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00606C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4e9a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 78, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.131 263.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727fb8',
    500: '#2a4e9a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4e9a;
$custom-light: #727fb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4e9a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.714,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44058,
    "c": 0.13111,
    "h": 263.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4E9A

secondary

#BCA063

accent

#AF47E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4E9A

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

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