#2A3897#2A3897
#2A3897 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.155 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A3897 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 56, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 56%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 72%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 62.9%, 0%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.26, 27.92, -53.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.26, 60.55, 297.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.26% 0.0024 -0.1551) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.26% 0.155 270.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.9530, 5.5542, 29.9251) |
| Luminance | 0.0556 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 2.90
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.56
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.51
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 6.46
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 6.96
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A3897 #97892A
analogous
#2A6E97 #2A3897 #532A97
triadic
#2A3897 #972A38 #38972A
tetradic
#2A3897 #972A6E #97892A #2A9753
square
#2A3897 #972A6E #97892A #2A9753
split-complementary
#2A3897 #97532A #6E972A
monochromatic
#0F1437 #1D2667 #2A3897 #374AC7 #6775D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.95
#2A3897 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.11
#2A3897 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A3897
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A3897 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A3897 | 1.00 | 9.95 | 2.11 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00489A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003E95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005062
Achromatopsia (no color)
#434343
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a3897; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 56, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.155 270.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#736eb6',
500: '#2a3897',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a3897; $custom-light: #736eb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a3897",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 56,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.294,
"s": 56.477,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39255,
"c": 0.15511,
"h": 270.9
},
"luminance": 0.05555
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A3897
secondary
#BBAF62
accent
#CC48E0
background
#F7F6FB
surface
#EDECF6
border
#C8C7D0
text
#090711
muted
#7B7A80