#2A42AE#2A42AE
#2A42AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.174 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A42AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 66, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.9%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.80, 29.89, -60.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.80, 67.21, 296.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.22% -0.0051 -0.174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.22% 0.174 268.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5404, 7.4435, 40.9174) |
| Luminance | 0.0745 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 2.94
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.30
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.89
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.32
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.44
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A42AE #AE962A
analogous
#2A84AE #2A42AE #542AAE
triadic
#2A42AE #AE2A42 #42AE2A
tetradic
#2A42AE #AE2A84 #AE962A #2AAE54
square
#2A42AE #AE2A84 #AE962A #2AAE54
split-complementary
#2A42AE #AE542A #84AE2A
monochromatic
#121D4B #1E2F7D #2A42AE #435DD2 #7588DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.44
#2A42AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.49
#2A42AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A42AE
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A42AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A42AE | 1.00 | 8.44 | 2.49 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0053B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0047AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a42ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 66, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.174 268.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7876c7',
500: '#2a42ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a42ae; $custom-light: #7876c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a42ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 66,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.091,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43222,
"c": 0.17403,
"h": 268.3
},
"luminance": 0.07445
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A42AE
secondary
#C5B56F
accent
#C744E4
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEDF8
border
#C9C8D1
text
#0A0813
muted
#7C7B82