#2B429F#2B429F

#2B429F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.153 H 268.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B429F
RGB	rgb(43, 66, 159)
HSL	hsl(228, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(228, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(73%, 58.5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.61, 24.37, -53.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.61, 58.45, 294.64°)
OKLab	oklab(41.96% -0.0043 -0.1532)
OKLCH	oklch(41.96% 0.153 268.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.2003, 6.9123, 33.6435)
Luminance	0.0691 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B429F #9F882B

analogous

#2B7C9F #2B429F #4E2B9F

triadic

#2B429F #9F2B42 #429F2B

tetradic

#2B429F #9F2B7C #9F882B #2B9F4E

square

#2B429F #9F2B7C #9F882B #2B9F4E

split-complementary

#2B429F #9F4E2B #7C9F2B

monochromatic

#111A3F #1E2E6F #2B429F #3D59CA #6D82D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.81

#2B429F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#2B429F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B429F

8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B429F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B429F	1.00	8.81	2.38	8.81
#FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00459D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00596A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b429f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 66, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.153 268.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7576bc',
    500: '#2b429f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b429f;
$custom-light: #7576bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b429f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.103,
    "s": 57.426,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41964,
    "c": 0.15326,
    "h": 268.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B429F

secondary

#BEAD67

accent

#C247E1

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#090812

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B429F

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

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