#2A518B#2A518B

#2A518B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.106 H 258.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A518B
RGB	rgb(42, 81, 139)
HSL	hsl(216, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(216, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.8%, 41.7%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.48, 6.50, -36.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.48, 36.92, 280.15°)
OKLab	oklab(43.7% -0.0216 -0.1036)
OKLCH	oklch(43.7% 0.106 258.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.5558, 8.2403, 25.5607)
Luminance	0.0824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A518B #8B642A

analogous

#2A818B #2A518B #332A8B

triadic

#2A518B #8B2A51 #518B2A

tetradic

#2A518B #8B2A81 #8B642A #2A8B33

square

#2A518B #8B2A81 #8B642A #2A8B33

split-complementary

#2A518B #8B332A #818B2A

monochromatic

#0E1A2D #1C365C #2A518B #386CBA #608DCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#2A518B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#2A518B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A518B

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A518B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A518B	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#36568D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#274D8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a518b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 81, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.106 258.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f81ad',
    500: '#2a518b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a518b;
$custom-light: #6f81ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a518b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.876,
    "s": 53.591,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43698,
    "c": 0.10584,
    "h": 258.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A518B

secondary

#B5915C

accent

#A24BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A518B

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

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