#2D42AD#2D42AD

#2D42AD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.172 H 269.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D42AD
RGB	rgb(45, 66, 173)
HSL	hsl(230, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(230, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 61.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.85, 29.87, -59.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.85, 66.57, 296.66°)
OKLab	oklab(43.28% -0.0023 -0.1718)
OKLCH	oklch(43.28% 0.172 269.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.5706, 7.4703, 40.4119)
Luminance	0.0747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D42AD #AD982D

analogous

#2D82AD #2D42AD #582DAD

triadic

#2D42AD #AD2D42 #42AD2D

tetradic

#2D42AD #AD2D82 #AD982D #2DAD58

square

#2D42AD #AD2D82 #AD982D #2DAD58

split-complementary

#2D42AD #AD582D #82AD2D

monochromatic

#141D4C #202F7C #2D42AD #485ECF #7889DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#2D42AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#2D42AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2D42AD

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D42AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2D42AD	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	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: #2d42ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 66, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.172 269.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7976c6',
    500: '#2d42ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d42ad;
$custom-light: #7976c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d42ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.156,
    "s": 58.716,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43278,
    "c": 0.17186,
    "h": 269.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D42AD

secondary

#C4B772

accent

#C846E2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEDF8

border

#CAC8D1

text

#0A0813

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D42AD

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

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