#2A3491#2A3491
#2A3491 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.152 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A3491 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 52, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 55%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 71%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71%, 64.1%, 0%, 43.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.71, 28.35, -52.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.71, 59.73, 298.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.95% 0.0057 -0.1517) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.95% 0.152 272.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.2919, 4.9919, 27.3618) |
| Luminance | 0.0499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.84
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.06
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.42
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 7.49
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 7.77
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 7.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A3491 #91872A
analogous
#2A6891 #2A3491 #542A91
triadic
#2A3491 #912A34 #34912A
tetradic
#2A3491 #912A68 #91872A #2A9154
square
#2A3491 #912A68 #91872A #2A9154
split-complementary
#2A3491 #91542A #68912A
monochromatic
#0F1232 #1C2362 #2A3491 #3845C0 #636ED2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.51
#2A3491 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.00
#2A3491 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A3491
10.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A3491 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A3491 | 1.00 | 10.51 | 2.00 | 10.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004494
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003A8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#004C5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3F3F3F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a3491; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 52, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.152 272.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#726bb2',
500: '#2a3491',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a3491; $custom-light: #726bb2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a3491",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 52,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.175,
"s": 55.08,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.37953,
"c": 0.15185,
"h": 272.2
},
"luminance": 0.04993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A3491
secondary
#B8AF5F
accent
#D049DE
background
#F7F6FB
surface
#EDEBF6
border
#C8C6D0
text
#090611
muted
#7B7A80