#294C8A#294C8A
#294C8A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.111 H 260.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #294C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(41, 76, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 70%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 44.9%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.86, 9.27, -38.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.86, 39.42, 283.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.42% -0.0175 -0.1095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.42% 0.111 260.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0847, 7.4745, 25.0565) |
| Luminance | 0.0747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.65
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.86
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.20
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.23
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.32
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#294C8A #8A6729
analogous
#297C8A #294C8A #37298A
triadic
#294C8A #8A294C #4C8A29
tetradic
#294C8A #8A297C #8A6729 #298A37
square
#294C8A #8A297C #8A6729 #298A37
split-complementary
#294C8A #8A3729 #7C8A29
monochromatic
#0D182C #1B325B #294C8A #3766B9 #5E87CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.42
#294C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.49
#294C8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #294C8A
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##294C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##294C8A | 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)
#2E528C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1D4989
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005A64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #294c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 76, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.111 260.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f7dac',
500: '#294c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #294c8a; $custom-light: #6f7dac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#294c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 41,
"g": 76,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.351,
"s": 54.19,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42417,
"c": 0.11089,
"h": 260.9
},
"luminance": 0.07475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#294C8A
secondary
#B5945A
accent
#A84ADE
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEEF4
border
#C8C9CE
text
#080910
muted
#7B7B7F