#2A458D#2A458D
#2A458D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.124 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A458D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 69, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.2%, 51.1%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.05, 15.32, -43.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.05, 45.72, 289.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.1% -0.0092 -0.1236) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.1% 0.124 265.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8890, 6.6708, 26.0660) |
| Luminance | 0.0667 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.29
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.30
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.51
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 5.09
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.60
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A458D #8D722A
analogous
#2A768D #2A458D #402A8D
triadic
#2A458D #8D2A45 #458D2A
tetradic
#2A458D #8D2A76 #8D722A #2A8D40
square
#2A458D #8D2A76 #8D722A #2A8D40
split-complementary
#2A458D #8D402A #768D2A
monochromatic
#0E172F #1C2E5E #2A458D #385CBC #6180D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.00
#2A458D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.33
#2A458D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A458D
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A458D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A458D | 1.00 | 9.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1C4E90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00458C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005662
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a458d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 69, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.124 265.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7078af',
500: '#2a458d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a458d; $custom-light: #7078af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a458d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 69,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.636,
"s": 54.098,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41101,
"c": 0.12393,
"h": 265.7
},
"luminance": 0.06672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A458D
secondary
#B69E5D
accent
#B54ADD
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEDF4
border
#C8C8CE
text
#080810
muted
#7B7B7F