#2A4EBD#2A4EBD

#2A4EBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.179 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4EBD
RGB	rgb(42, 78, 189)
HSL	hsl(225, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(225, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 58.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.14, 27.64, -61.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.14, 67.86, 294.04°)
OKLab	oklab(46.84% -0.0129 -0.179)
OKLCH	oklch(46.84% 0.179 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.8613, 9.6137, 49.3120)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4EBD #BD992A

analogous

#2A97BD #2A4EBD #4F2ABD

triadic

#2A4EBD #BD2A4E #4EBD2A

tetradic

#2A4EBD #BD2A97 #BD992A #2ABD4F

square

#2A4EBD #BD2A97 #BD992A #2ABD4F

split-complementary

#2A4EBD #BD4F2A #97BD2A

monochromatic

#142559 #1F398B #2A4EBD #4D6FD7 #7F97E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#2A4EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#2A4EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4EBD

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4EBD	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 78, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.179 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7fd2',
    500: '#2a4ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4ebd;
$custom-light: #7b7fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.306,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4684,
    "c": 0.17947,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4EBD

secondary

#CBB778

accent

#BE41E7

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEEFA

border

#CAC9D3

text

#0B0A14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4EBD

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

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