#2A3CA9#2A3CA9
#2A3CA9 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.175 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A3CA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 60, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 64.5%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.85, 31.96, -60.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.85, 68.33, 297.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.65% -0.001 -0.1746) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.65% 0.175 269.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7297, 6.5875, 38.2872) |
| Luminance | 0.0659 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 1.27
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.24
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.00
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.27
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.35
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A3CA9 #A9972A
analogous
#2A7CA9 #2A3CA9 #582AA9
triadic
#2A3CA9 #A92A3C #3CA92A
tetradic
#2A3CA9 #A92A7C #A9972A #2AA958
square
#2A3CA9 #A92A7C #A9972A #2AA958
split-complementary
#2A3CA9 #A9582A #7CA92A
monochromatic
#121947 #1E2B78 #2A3CA9 #4155D0 #7281DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.06
#2A3CA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.32
#2A3CA9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A3CA9
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A3CA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A3CA9 | 1.00 | 9.06 | 2.32 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0043A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00596D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a3ca9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 60, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.175 269.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7771c4',
500: '#2a3ca9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a3ca9; $custom-light: #7771c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a3ca9",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 60,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.496,
"s": 60.19,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41651,
"c": 0.1746,
"h": 269.7
},
"luminance": 0.06589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A3CA9
secondary
#C3B76C
accent
#CD44E3
background
#F7F6FC
surface
#EEECF8
border
#C9C7D1
text
#0A0713
muted
#7C7A82