#2A338C#2A338C
#2A338C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.146 H 272.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A338C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 51, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70%, 63.6%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.02, 27.17, -50.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.02, 57.44, 298.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.31% 0.0067 -0.146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.31% 0.146 272.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.8707, 4.7527, 25.3611) |
| Luminance | 0.0475 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 4.62
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.31
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.37
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 7.45
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 7.73
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 8.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A338C #8C832A
analogous
#2A648C #2A338C #522A8C
triadic
#2A338C #8C2A33 #338C2A
tetradic
#2A338C #8C2A64 #8C832A #2A8C52
square
#2A338C #8C2A64 #8C832A #2A8C52
split-complementary
#2A338C #8C522A #648C2A
monochromatic
#0E112E #1C225D #2A338C #3844BB #616BD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.77
#2A338C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.95
#2A338C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A338C
10.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A338C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A338C | 1.00 | 10.77 | 1.95 | 10.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00428F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00398A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#004A5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3E3E3E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a338c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 51, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.146 272.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#716aae',
500: '#2a338c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a338c; $custom-light: #716aae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a338c",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 51,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.49,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.37307,
"c": 0.14616,
"h": 272.6
},
"luminance": 0.04753
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A338C
secondary
#B5AD5C
accent
#D04BDD
background
#F7F6FA
surface
#EDEBF4
border
#C8C6CE
text
#090610
muted
#7B7A7F