#2A3CA5#2A3CA5
#2A3CA5 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.169 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A3CA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 60, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.5%, 63.6%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.50, 30.48, -58.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.50, 66.02, 297.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.28% -0.0009 -0.1693) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.28% 0.169 269.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.3599, 6.4396, 36.3397) |
| Luminance | 0.0644 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 1.53
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.75
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.76
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.19
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.67
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A3CA5 #A5932A
analogous
#2A79A5 #2A3CA5 #562AA5
triadic
#2A3CA5 #A52A3C #3CA52A
tetradic
#2A3CA5 #A52A79 #A5932A #2AA556
square
#2A3CA5 #A52A79 #A5932A #2AA556
split-complementary
#2A3CA5 #A5562A #79A52A
monochromatic
#111943 #1E2A74 #2A3CA5 #3E53CE #6F7FDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.18
#2A3CA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.29
#2A3CA5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A3CA5
9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A3CA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A3CA5 | 1.00 | 9.18 | 2.29 | 9.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004EA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0042A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00576B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a3ca5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 60, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.169 269.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7671c1',
500: '#2a3ca5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a3ca5; $custom-light: #7671c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a3ca5",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 60,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.22,
"s": 59.42,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41282,
"c": 0.16925,
"h": 269.7
},
"luminance": 0.06441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A3CA5
secondary
#C1B469
accent
#CC45E3
background
#F7F6FC
surface
#EEECF8
border
#C9C7D1
text
#0A0712
muted
#7C7A81