#2B42AD#2B42AD

#2B42AD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.172 H 268.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B42AD
RGB	rgb(43, 66, 173)
HSL	hsl(229, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(229, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.1%, 61.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.76, 29.63, -59.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.76, 66.61, 296.41°)
OKLab	oklab(43.18% -0.0042 -0.1724)
OKLCH	oklch(43.18% 0.172 268.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.4847, 7.4260, 40.4079)
Luminance	0.0743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B42AD #AD962B

analogous

#2B83AD #2B42AD #552BAD

triadic

#2B42AD #AD2B42 #42AD2B

tetradic

#2B42AD #AD2B83 #AD962B #2BAD55

square

#2B42AD #AD2B83 #AD962B #2BAD55

split-complementary

#2B42AD #AD552B #83AD2B

monochromatic

#131D4B #1F2F7C #2B42AD #455DD1 #7688DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#2B42AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#2B42AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B42AD

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B42AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B42AD	1.00	8.45	2.49	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b42ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 66, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.172 268.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7876c6',
    500: '#2b42ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b42ad;
$custom-light: #7876c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b42ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.385,
    "s": 60.185,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4318,
    "c": 0.17242,
    "h": 268.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B42AD

secondary

#C4B56F

accent

#C744E3

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEDF8

border

#C9C8D1

text

#0A0813

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B42AD

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

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