#2442AE#2442AE
#2442AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.176 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2442AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 66, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 66%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 79%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.3%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.54, 29.26, -60.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.54, 67.32, 295.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.96% -0.0103 -0.1753) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.96% 0.176 266.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3131, 7.3263, 40.9068) |
| Luminance | 0.0733 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.04
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.37
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.43
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.85
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.87
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2442AE #AE9024
analogous
#2487AE #2442AE #4B24AE
triadic
#2442AE #AE2442 #42AE24
tetradic
#2442AE #AE2487 #AE9024 #24AE4B
square
#2442AE #AE2487 #AE9024 #24AE4B
split-complementary
#2442AE #AE4B24 #87AE24
monochromatic
#0F1C49 #1A2F7B #2442AE #395BD6 #6C85E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.52
#2442AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.47
#2442AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2442AE
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2442AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2442AE | 1.00 | 8.52 | 2.47 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0053B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0046AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2442ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 66, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.176 266.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7676c7',
500: '#2442ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2442ae; $custom-light: #7676c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2442ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 66,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.957,
"s": 65.714,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4296,
"c": 0.17564,
"h": 266.6
},
"luminance": 0.07327
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2442AE
secondary
#C7B267
accent
#C43FE9
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEDF8
border
#C9C8D1
text
#0A0813
muted
#7C7B82