#2A518C#2A518C

#2A518C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.107 H 258.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A518C
RGB	rgb(42, 81, 140)
HSL	hsl(216, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(216, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(70%, 42.1%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.54, 6.89, -36.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.54, 37.50, 280.58°)
OKLab	oklab(43.76% -0.0213 -0.1051)
OKLCH	oklch(43.76% 0.107 258.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.6292, 8.2697, 25.9473)
Luminance	0.0827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A518C #8C652A

analogous

#2A828C #2A518C #342A8C

triadic

#2A518C #8C2A51 #518C2A

tetradic

#2A518C #8C2A82 #8C652A #2A8C34

square

#2A518C #8C2A82 #8C652A #2A8C34

split-complementary

#2A518C #8C342A #828C2A

monochromatic

#0E1B2E #1C365D #2A518C #386CBB #618DD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#2A518C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#2A518C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A518C

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A518C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A518C	1.00	7.91	2.65	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#36568E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#264D8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a518c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 81, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.107 258.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f81ae',
    500: '#2a518c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a518c;
$custom-light: #6f81ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a518c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.122,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43764,
    "c": 0.10728,
    "h": 258.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A518C

secondary

#B5925C

accent

#A34BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A518C

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

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