#2A4FAE#2A4FAE

#2A4FAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.158 H 264.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4FAE
RGB	rgb(42, 79, 174)
HSL	hsl(223, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(223, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 54.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.25, 21.28, -54.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.25, 58.57, 291.30°)
OKLab	oklab(45.81% -0.0144 -0.1572)
OKLCH	oklch(45.81% 0.158 264.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.3881, 9.1389, 41.2000)
Luminance	0.0914 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4FAE #AE892A

analogous

#2A91AE #2A4FAE #472AAE

triadic

#2A4FAE #AE2A4F #4FAE2A

tetradic

#2A4FAE #AE2A91 #AE892A #2AAE47

square

#2A4FAE #AE2A91 #AE892A #2AAE47

split-complementary

#2A4FAE #AE472A #91AE2A

monochromatic

#12224B #1E397D #2A4FAE #436BD2 #7592DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#2A4FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#2A4FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4FAE

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4FAE	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 79, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.158 264.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777fc7',
    500: '#2a4fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4fae;
$custom-light: #777fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.182,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45808,
    "c": 0.15791,
    "h": 264.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0914
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4FAE

secondary

#C5AD6F

accent

#B744E4

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4FAE

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

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