#2A4488#2A4488
#2A4488 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.118 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A4488 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 68, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 53%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 69%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 50%, 0%, 46.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.41, 14.08, -41.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.41, 43.37, 288.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.5% -0.0089 -0.1176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.5% 0.118 265.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.4644, 6.4033, 24.1304) |
| Luminance | 0.0640 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.57
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.08
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.80
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.18
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.85
Prussian Blue
#004577
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A4488 #886E2A
analogous
#2A7388 #2A4488 #3F2A88
triadic
#2A4488 #882A44 #44882A
tetradic
#2A4488 #882A73 #886E2A #2A883F
square
#2A4488 #882A73 #886E2A #2A883F
split-complementary
#2A4488 #883F2A #73882A
monochromatic
#0D152A #1C2D59 #2A4488 #385BB7 #5F7DCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.21
#2A4488 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.28
#2A4488 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A4488
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A4488 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A4488 | 1.00 | 9.21 | 2.28 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1F4C8A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#074487
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00545F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a4488; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 68, 136); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.118 265.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f77ab',
500: '#2a4488',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a4488; $custom-light: #6f77ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a4488",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 68,
"b": 136
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.404,
"s": 52.809,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40504,
"c": 0.1179,
"h": 265.7
},
"luminance": 0.06404
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A4488
secondary
#B39B5B
accent
#B44CDC
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEDF4
border
#C8C8CE
text
#080810
muted
#7B7B7F