#2A538D#2A538D

#2A538D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.106 H 257.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A538D
RGB	rgb(42, 83, 141)
HSL	hsl(215, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(215, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 41.1%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.20, 5.95, -36.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.20, 36.89, 279.28°)
OKLab	oklab(44.3% -0.0232 -0.1038)
OKLCH	oklch(44.3% 0.106 257.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.8541, 8.6009, 26.3877)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A538D #8D642A

analogous

#2A848D #2A538D #332A8D

triadic

#2A538D #8D2A53 #538D2A

tetradic

#2A538D #8D2A84 #8D642A #2A8D33

square

#2A538D #8D2A84 #8D642A #2A8D33

split-complementary

#2A538D #8D332A #848D2A

monochromatic

#0E1B2F #1C375E #2A538D #386FBC #618FD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#2A538D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#2A538D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A538D

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A538D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A538D	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38588F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#294F8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006069

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a538d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 83, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.106 257.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7082af',
    500: '#2a538d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a538d;
$custom-light: #7082af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a538d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.152,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.443,
    "c": 0.10634,
    "h": 257.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A538D

secondary

#B6915D

accent

#A14ADD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A538D

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

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