#2A4F8A#2A4F8A

#2A4F8A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.107 H 259.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4F8A
RGB	rgb(42, 79, 138)
HSL	hsl(217, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(217, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 42.8%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.81, 7.45, -36.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.81, 37.54, 281.44°)
OKLab	oklab(43.16% -0.0197 -0.105)
OKLCH	oklch(43.16% 0.107 259.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.3366, 7.9183, 25.1289)
Luminance	0.0792 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4F8A #8A652A

analogous

#2A7F8A #2A4F8A #352A8A

triadic

#2A4F8A #8A2A4F #4F8A2A

tetradic

#2A4F8A #8A2A7F #8A652A #2A8A35

square

#2A4F8A #8A2A7F #8A652A #2A8A35

split-complementary

#2A4F8A #8A352A #7F8A2A

monochromatic

#0D192C #1C345B #2A4F8A #386AB9 #608BCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.13

#2A4F8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#2A4F8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4F8A

8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4F8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4F8A	1.00	8.13	2.58	8.13
#FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#34548C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#244B89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4f8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 79, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.107 259.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7fac',
    500: '#2a4f8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4f8a;
$custom-light: #6f7fac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4f8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.875,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43163,
    "c": 0.10681,
    "h": 259.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4F8A

secondary

#B4925B

accent

#A54BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4F8A

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

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