#2A4EAD#2A4EAD

#2A4EAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.158 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4EAD
RGB	rgb(42, 78, 173)
HSL	hsl(224, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(224, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 54.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.90, 21.56, -54.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.90, 58.65, 291.57°)
OKLab	oklab(45.52% -0.0137 -0.1572)
OKLCH	oklch(45.52% 0.158 265)
XYZ	xyz(11.2194, 8.9569, 40.6646)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4EAD #AD892A

analogous

#2A90AD #2A4EAD #472AAD

triadic

#2A4EAD #AD2A4E #4EAD2A

tetradic

#2A4EAD #AD2A90 #AD892A #2AAD47

square

#2A4EAD #AD2A90 #AD892A #2AAD47

split-complementary

#2A4EAD #AD472A #90AD2A

monochromatic

#12224B #1E387C #2A4EAD #436AD1 #7491DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#2A4EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#2A4EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4EAD

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4EAD	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 78, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.158 265.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777fc6',
    500: '#2a4ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4ead;
$custom-light: #777fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.511,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4552,
    "c": 0.15779,
    "h": 265
  },
  "luminance": 0.08958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4EAD

secondary

#C5AD6E

accent

#B844E4

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4EAD

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

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