#2D40A0#2D40A0

#2D40A0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.157 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D40A0
RGB	rgb(45, 64, 160)
HSL	hsl(230, 56%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(230, 72%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 60%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.26, 26.36, -54.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.26, 60.36, 295.89°)
OKLab	oklab(41.76% -0.0007 -0.1566)
OKLCH	oklch(41.76% 0.157 269.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.2586, 6.7618, 34.0681)
Luminance	0.0676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D40A0 #A08D2D

analogous

#2D79A0 #2D40A0 #532DA0

triadic

#2D40A0 #A02D40 #40A02D

tetradic

#2D40A0 #A02D79 #A08D2D #2DA053

square

#2D40A0 #A02D79 #A08D2D #2DA053

split-complementary

#2D40A0 #A0532D #79A02D

monochromatic

#121A40 #202D70 #2D40A0 #4157C9 #7081D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#2D40A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#2D40A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2D40A0

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D40A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2D40A0	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00449E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d40a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 64, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.157 269.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7674bd',
    500: '#2d40a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d40a0;
$custom-light: #7674bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d40a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.087,
    "s": 56.098,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41758,
    "c": 0.15661,
    "h": 269.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D40A0

secondary

#BEB06B

accent

#C648DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF7

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D40A0

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

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