#2A3D9D#2A3D9D
#2A3D9D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.157 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A3D9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 61, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.2%, 61.1%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.07, 26.83, -54.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.07, 60.68, 296.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.75% -0.0014 -0.1571) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.75% 0.157 269.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.7073, 6.2632, 32.6418) |
| Luminance | 0.0626 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 2.66
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.43
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.94
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.78
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.80
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A3D9D #9D8A2A
analogous
#2A779D #2A3D9D #512A9D
triadic
#2A3D9D #9D2A3D #3D9D2A
tetradic
#2A3D9D #9D2A77 #9D8A2A #2A9D51
square
#2A3D9D #9D2A77 #9D8A2A #2A9D51
split-complementary
#2A3D9D #9D512A #779D2A
monochromatic
#10173C #1D2A6D #2A3D9D #3A52CA #6A7CD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.32
#2A3D9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.25
#2A3D9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A3D9D
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A3D9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A3D9D | 1.00 | 9.32 | 2.25 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004CA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00429B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005567
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a3d9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 61, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.157 269.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7472bb',
500: '#2a3d9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a3d9d; $custom-light: #7472bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a3d9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 61,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.087,
"s": 57.789,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40753,
"c": 0.15711,
"h": 269.5
},
"luminance": 0.06264
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A3D9D
secondary
#BEAF65
accent
#C847E1
background
#F7F6FB
surface
#EEECF6
border
#C9C7D0
text
#090812
muted
#7B7B81