#2A437E#2A437E
#2A437E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.104 H 264.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A437E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 67, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 50%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 67%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 46.8%, 0%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.44, 10.94, -36.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.44, 37.96, 286.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.55% -0.0095 -0.1039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.55% 0.104 264.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.7266, 6.0123, 20.5406) |
| Luminance | 0.0601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.37
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 3.91
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.33
Marine Blue
#01386A
ΔE00 5.59
Prussian Blue
#004577
ΔE00 5.87
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A437E #7E652A
analogous
#2A6D7E #2A437E #3B2A7E
triadic
#2A437E #7E2A43 #437E2A
tetradic
#2A437E #7E2A6D #7E652A #2A7E3B
square
#2A437E #7E2A6D #7E652A #2A7E3B
split-complementary
#2A437E #7E3B2A #6D7E2A
monochromatic
#0B1222 #1B2B50 #2A437E #395BAC #5A7BC8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.53
#2A437E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.20
#2A437E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A437E
9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A437E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A437E | 1.00 | 9.53 | 2.20 | 9.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#274980
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#18427D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00505A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#454545
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a437e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 67, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.104 264.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d76a4',
500: '#2a437e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a437e; $custom-light: #6d76a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a437e",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 67,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.143,
"s": 50,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39551,
"c": 0.10429,
"h": 264.8
},
"luminance": 0.06013
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A437E
secondary
#AE9456
accent
#B04EDA
background
#F6F7FA
surface
#ECEDF4
border
#C7C8CE
text
#08080F
muted
#7B7B7F