#2A2557#2A2557
#2A2557 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.0% C 0.087 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A2557 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 37, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 40%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 57%, 34%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.7%, 57.5%, 0%, 65.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.93, 17.44, -29.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(17.93, 34.40, 300.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(29.96% 0.0216 -0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(29.96% 0.087 284.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.3362, 2.5033, 9.3224) |
| Luminance | 0.0250 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Navy Blue
#1B2A4A
ΔE00 6.91
Navy Blue (survey)
#001146
ΔE00 7.26
Navy (survey)
#01153E
ΔE00 7.53
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 7.71
Dark Indigo
#1F0954
ΔE00 8.09
Marine
#042E60
ΔE00 8.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A2557 #525725
analogous
#253957 #2A2557 #432557
triadic
#2A2557 #572A25 #25572A
tetradic
#2A2557 #572539 #525725 #255743
square
#2A2557 #572539 #525725 #255743
split-complementary
#2A2557 #574325 #395725
monochromatic
#0A0915 #15132C #2A2557 #3F3782 #534AAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.99
#2A2557 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.50
#2A2557 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A2557
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A2557 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A2557 | 1.00 | 13.99 | 1.50 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0B2D59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#092A56
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1A303A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2C2C2C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a2557; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 37, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(30.0% 0.087 284.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#675f87',
500: '#2a2557',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a2557; $custom-light: #675f87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a2557",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 37,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246,
"s": 40.323,
"l": 24.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.29959,
"c": 0.0872,
"h": 284.4
},
"luminance": 0.02503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A2557
secondary
#848A4D
accent
#D058C4
background
#F6F5F8
surface
#EBE9EF
border
#C6C5CA
text
#06040B
muted
#7A797C