#294BAE#294BAE
#294BAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.163 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #294BAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(41, 75, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 62%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.4%, 56.9%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.12, 23.82, -56.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.12, 61.23, 292.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.94% -0.0122 -0.1627) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.94% 0.163 265.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0678, 8.5583, 41.1048) |
| Luminance | 0.0856 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.55
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.40
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.66
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.84
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 5.92
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#294BAE #AE8C29
analogous
#298DAE #294BAE #4A29AE
triadic
#294BAE #AE294B #4BAE29
tetradic
#294BAE #AE298D #AE8C29 #29AE4A
square
#294BAE #AE298D #AE8C29 #29AE4A
split-complementary
#294BAE #AE4A29 #8DAE29
monochromatic
#12204B #1D367C #294BAE #4267D2 #738FDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.74
#294BAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.71
#294BAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #294BAE
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##294BAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##294BAE | 1.00 | 7.74 | 2.71 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0059B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004DAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006475
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #294bae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 75, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.163 265.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#777cc7',
500: '#294bae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #294bae; $custom-light: #777cc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#294bae",
"rgb": {
"r": 41,
"g": 75,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.662,
"s": 61.86,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44944,
"c": 0.1632,
"h": 265.7
},
"luminance": 0.0856
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#294BAE
secondary
#C5AF6D
accent
#BC43E5
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#0A0913
muted
#7C7B82