#2A43AE#2A43AE
#2A43AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.173 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A43AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 67, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.9%, 61.5%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.05, 29.23, -59.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.05, 66.54, 296.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.41% -0.0058 -0.1727) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.41% 0.173 268.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5993, 7.5614, 40.9371) |
| Luminance | 0.0756 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.25
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.35
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.66
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.43
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.52
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A43AE #AE952A
analogous
#2A85AE #2A43AE #532AAE
triadic
#2A43AE #AE2A43 #43AE2A
tetradic
#2A43AE #AE2A85 #AE952A #2AAE53
square
#2A43AE #AE2A85 #AE952A #2AAE53
split-complementary
#2A43AE #AE532A #85AE2A
monochromatic
#121D4B #1E307D #2A43AE #435ED2 #7589DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.36
#2A43AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.51
#2A43AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A43AE
8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A43AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A43AE | 1.00 | 8.36 | 2.51 | 8.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0054B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0048AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a43ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 67, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.173 268.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7876c7',
500: '#2a43ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a43ae; $custom-light: #7876c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a43ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 67,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228.636,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43412,
"c": 0.17282,
"h": 268.1
},
"luminance": 0.07563
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A43AE
secondary
#C5B56F
accent
#C644E4
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEDF8
border
#C9C8D1
text
#0A0813
muted
#7C7B82