#2A44AE#2A44AE
#2A44AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.172 H 267.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A44AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 68, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.9%, 60.9%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.31, 28.58, -59.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.31, 65.88, 295.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.6% -0.0064 -0.1715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.6% 0.172 267.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6593, 7.6813, 40.9571) |
| Luminance | 0.0768 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.42
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.44
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.57
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.57
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 5.58
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A44AE #AE942A
analogous
#2A86AE #2A44AE #522AAE
triadic
#2A44AE #AE2A44 #44AE2A
tetradic
#2A44AE #AE2A86 #AE942A #2AAE52
square
#2A44AE #AE2A86 #AE942A #2AAE52
split-complementary
#2A44AE #AE522A #86AE2A
monochromatic
#121D4B #1E317D #2A44AE #435FD2 #7589DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.28
#2A44AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.54
#2A44AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A44AE
8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A44AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A44AE | 1.00 | 8.28 | 2.54 | 8.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0055B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0048AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005F72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a44ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 68, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.172 267.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7877c7',
500: '#2a44ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a44ae; $custom-light: #7877c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a44ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 68,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228.182,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43603,
"c": 0.1716,
"h": 267.8
},
"luminance": 0.07682
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A44AE
secondary
#C5B46F
accent
#C544E4
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEDF8
border
#C9C8D1
text
#0A0813
muted
#7C7B82