#2A3CA8#2A3CA8
#2A3CA8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.173 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A3CA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 60, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 64.3%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.76, 31.59, -59.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.76, 67.75, 297.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.56% -0.001 -0.1733) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.56% 0.173 269.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6362, 6.5501, 37.7946) |
| Luminance | 0.0655 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 1.32
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.37
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.93
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.24
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.43
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A3CA8 #A8962A
analogous
#2A7BA8 #2A3CA8 #572AA8
triadic
#2A3CA8 #A82A3C #3CA82A
tetradic
#2A3CA8 #A82A7B #A8962A #2AA857
square
#2A3CA8 #A82A7B #A8962A #2AA857
split-complementary
#2A3CA8 #A8572A #7BA82A
monochromatic
#121946 #1E2B77 #2A3CA8 #4054CF #7180DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.09
#2A3CA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.31
#2A3CA8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A3CA8
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A3CA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A3CA8 | 1.00 | 9.09 | 2.31 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004EAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0043A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00586C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a3ca8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 60, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.173 269.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7771c3',
500: '#2a3ca8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a3ca8; $custom-light: #7771c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a3ca8",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 60,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.429,
"s": 60,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41558,
"c": 0.17326,
"h": 269.7
},
"luminance": 0.06551
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A3CA8
secondary
#C3B66B
accent
#CD45E3
background
#F7F6FC
surface
#EEECF8
border
#C9C7D1
text
#0A0713
muted
#7C7A82