#2A50A4#2A50A4

#2A50A4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.143 H 263.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A50A4
RGB	rgb(42, 80, 164)
HSL	hsl(221, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(221, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 51.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.81, 16.77, -49.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.81, 52.10, 288.78°)
OKLab	oklab(45.24% -0.0163 -0.1418)
OKLCH	oklch(45.24% 0.143 263.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.5220, 8.9088, 36.2798)
Luminance	0.0891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A50A4 #A47E2A

analogous

#2A8DA4 #2A50A4 #412AA4

triadic

#2A50A4 #A42A50 #50A42A

tetradic

#2A50A4 #A42A8D #A47E2A #2AA441

square

#2A50A4 #A42A8D #A47E2A #2AA441

split-complementary

#2A50A4 #A4412A #8DA42A

monochromatic

#112043 #1E3873 #2A50A4 #3E6ACD #6E90DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#2A50A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#2A50A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A50A4

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A50A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A50A4	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C5AA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a50a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 80, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.143 263.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7580c0',
    500: '#2a50a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a50a4;
$custom-light: #7580c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a50a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.311,
    "s": 59.223,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45243,
    "c": 0.14274,
    "h": 263.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A50A4

secondary

#C1A569

accent

#B145E2

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEEF7

border

#C9C9D0

text

#090A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A50A4

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

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