#2A518E#2A518E

#2A518E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.110 H 259.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A518E
RGB	rgb(42, 81, 142)
HSL	hsl(217, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(217, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 43%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.66, 7.65, -37.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.66, 38.65, 281.41°)
OKLab	oklab(43.9% -0.0209 -0.1081)
OKLCH	oklch(43.9% 0.11 259.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.7780, 8.3292, 26.7310)
Luminance	0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A518E #8E672A

analogous

#2A838E #2A518E #352A8E

triadic

#2A518E #8E2A51 #518E2A

tetradic

#2A518E #8E2A83 #8E672A #2A8E35

square

#2A518E #8E2A83 #8E672A #2A8E35

split-complementary

#2A518E #8E352A #838E2A

monochromatic

#0E1B30 #1C365F #2A518E #386CBD #628DD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#2A518E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#2A518E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A518E

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A518E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A518E	1.00	7.88	2.67	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345790

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#244D8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a518e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 81, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.110 259.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7081af',
    500: '#2a518e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a518e;
$custom-light: #7081af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a518e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.6,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43897,
    "c": 0.11015,
    "h": 259.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A518E

secondary

#B6945D

accent

#A44ADE

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A518E

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

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