#2A448C#2A448C
#2A448C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.124 H 266.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A448C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 68, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70%, 51.4%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.69, 15.62, -43.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.69, 45.78, 289.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.81% -0.0084 -0.1235) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.81% 0.124 266.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.7539, 6.5192, 25.6555) |
| Luminance | 0.0652 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.57
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.33
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.72
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 5.15
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.93
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A448C #8C722A
analogous
#2A758C #2A448C #412A8C
triadic
#2A448C #8C2A44 #448C2A
tetradic
#2A448C #8C2A75 #8C722A #2A8C41
square
#2A448C #8C2A75 #8C722A #2A8C41
split-complementary
#2A448C #8C412A #758C2A
monochromatic
#0E162E #1C2D5D #2A448C #385BBB #617ED0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.11
#2A448C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.30
#2A448C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A448C
9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A448C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A448C | 1.00 | 9.11 | 2.30 | 9.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1B4D8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00448B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005561
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a448c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 68, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.124 266.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7077ae',
500: '#2a448c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a448c; $custom-light: #7077ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a448c",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 68,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.082,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40805,
"c": 0.12379,
"h": 266.1
},
"luminance": 0.0652
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A448C
secondary
#B59E5C
accent
#B64BDD
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEDF4
border
#C8C8CE
text
#080810
muted
#7B7B7F