#2A357E#2A357E
#2A357E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 36.5% C 0.123 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A357E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 53, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 50%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 67%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 57.9%, 0%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.39, 20.58, -42.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.39, 47.56, 295.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(36.48% 0.005 -0.1232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(36.48% 0.123 272.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.9926, 4.5443, 20.2960) |
| Luminance | 0.0454 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.56
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.99
Marine
#042E60
ΔE00 6.76
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.81
Marine Blue
#01386A
ΔE00 7.30
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A357E #7E732A
analogous
#2A5F7E #2A357E #492A7E
triadic
#2A357E #7E2A35 #357E2A
tetradic
#2A357E #7E2A5F #7E732A #2A7E49
square
#2A357E #7E2A5F #7E732A #2A7E49
split-complementary
#2A357E #7E492A #5F7E2A
monochromatic
#0B0E22 #1B2250 #2A357E #3948AC #5A69C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.00
#2A357E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.91
#2A357E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A357E
11.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A357E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A357E | 1.00 | 11.00 | 1.91 | 11.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004080
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00397D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#004654
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a357e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 53, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(36.5% 0.123 272.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6e6ca4',
500: '#2a357e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a357e; $custom-light: #6e6ca4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a357e",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 53,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.143,
"s": 50,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.36482,
"c": 0.12335,
"h": 272.3
},
"luminance": 0.04545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A357E
secondary
#AEA256
accent
#C74EDA
background
#F7F6FA
surface
#EDEBF4
border
#C8C6CE
text
#08060F
muted
#7B7A7F