#2A508E#2A508E

#2A508E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.111 H 259.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A508E
RGB	rgb(42, 80, 142)
HSL	hsl(217, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(217, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 43.7%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.36, 8.31, -38.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.36, 39.26, 282.22°)
OKLab	oklab(43.66% -0.0199 -0.1096)
OKLCH	oklch(43.66% 0.111 259.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.7042, 8.1817, 26.7064)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A508E #8E682A

analogous

#2A828E #2A508E #362A8E

triadic

#2A508E #8E2A50 #508E2A

tetradic

#2A508E #8E2A82 #8E682A #2A8E36

square

#2A508E #8E2A82 #8E682A #2A8E36

split-complementary

#2A508E #8E362A #828E2A

monochromatic

#0E1B30 #1C355F #2A508E #386BBD #628CD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#2A508E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#2A508E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A508E

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A508E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A508E	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#335690

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#224D8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a508e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 80, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.111 259.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7080af',
    500: '#2a508e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a508e;
$custom-light: #7080af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a508e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.2,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43664,
    "c": 0.11137,
    "h": 259.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A508E

secondary

#B6955D

accent

#A64ADE

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A508E

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

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