#2D429C#2D429C

#2D429C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.148 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D429C
RGB	rgb(45, 66, 156)
HSL	hsl(229, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(229, 71%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 57.7%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.47, 23.52, -51.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.47, 56.64, 294.54°)
OKLab	oklab(41.82% -0.0024 -0.1484)
OKLCH	oklch(41.82% 0.148 269.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.0291, 6.8537, 32.2931)
Luminance	0.0685 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D429C #9C872D

analogous

#2D7A9C #2D429C #502D9C

triadic

#2D429C #9C2D42 #429C2D

tetradic

#2D429C #9C2D7A #9C872D #2D9C50

square

#2D429C #9C2D7A #9C872D #2D9C50

split-complementary

#2D429C #9C502D #7A9C2D

monochromatic

#121A3D #1F2E6D #2D429C #3F59C8 #6E82D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.86

#2D429C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#2D429C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2D429C

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D429C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2D429C	1.00	8.86	2.37	8.86
#FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00459A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005868

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d429c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 66, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.148 269.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7576ba',
    500: '#2d429c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d429c;
$custom-light: #7576ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d429c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.649,
    "s": 55.224,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41817,
    "c": 0.14847,
    "h": 269.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D429C

secondary

#BCAC68

accent

#C249DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#090812

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D429C

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

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