#2A4EB6#2A4EB6

#2A4EB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.170 H 265.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4EB6
RGB	rgb(42, 78, 182)
HSL	hsl(225, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(225, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 57.1%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.59, 24.99, -58.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.59, 63.85, 293.04°)
OKLab	oklab(46.25% -0.0132 -0.1696)
OKLCH	oklch(46.25% 0.17 265.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.1198, 9.3171, 45.4065)
Luminance	0.0932 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4EB6 #B6922A

analogous

#2A94B6 #2A4EB6 #4C2AB6

triadic

#2A4EB6 #B62A4E #4EB62A

tetradic

#2A4EB6 #B62A94 #B6922A #2AB64C

square

#2A4EB6 #B62A94 #B6922A #2AB64C

split-complementary

#2A4EB6 #B64C2A #94B62A

monochromatic

#132353 #1F3984 #2A4EB6 #486CD5 #7A94E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.33

#2A4EB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#2A4EB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4EB6

7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4EB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4EB6	1.00	7.33	2.86	7.33
#FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00687A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4eb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 78, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.170 265.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#797fcd',
    500: '#2a4eb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4eb6;
$custom-light: #797fcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4eb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.571,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46253,
    "c": 0.17008,
    "h": 265.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4EB6

secondary

#C8B373

accent

#BC42E6

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEEF9

border

#CAC9D2

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4EB6

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

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