#2A3791#2A3791
#2A3791 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.148 H 271.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A3791 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 55, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 55%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 71%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71%, 62.1%, 0%, 43.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.49, 26.35, -51.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(27.49, 57.68, 297.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.52% 0.0034 -0.148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.52% 0.148 271.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.4301, 5.2682, 27.4079) |
| Luminance | 0.0527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.78
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.69
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.30
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 6.98
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 7.01
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A3791 #91842A
analogous
#2A6B91 #2A3791 #512A91
triadic
#2A3791 #912A37 #37912A
tetradic
#2A3791 #912A6B #91842A #2A9151
square
#2A3791 #912A6B #91842A #2A9151
split-complementary
#2A3791 #91512A #6B912A
monochromatic
#0F1332 #1C2562 #2A3791 #3849C0 #6371D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.22
#2A3791 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.05
#2A3791 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A3791
10.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A3791 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A3791 | 1.00 | 10.22 | 2.05 | 10.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004694
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003C8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#004E5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#414141
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a3791; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 55, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.148 271.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#726db2',
500: '#2a3791',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a3791; $custom-light: #726db2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a3791",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 55,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.427,
"s": 55.08,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38524,
"c": 0.14804,
"h": 271.3
},
"luminance": 0.05269
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A3791
secondary
#B8AD5F
accent
#CC49DE
background
#F7F6FB
surface
#EDEBF6
border
#C8C6D0
text
#090711
muted
#7B7A80