#2A45AE#2A45AE
#2A45AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.170 H 267.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A45AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 69, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.9%, 60.3%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.57, 27.92, -58.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.57, 65.21, 295.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.8% -0.0071 -0.1702) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.8% 0.17 267.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7203, 7.8033, 40.9774) |
| Luminance | 0.0780 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.24
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.53
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.89
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 5.27
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.64
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A45AE #AE932A
analogous
#2A87AE #2A45AE #512AAE
triadic
#2A45AE #AE2A45 #45AE2A
tetradic
#2A45AE #AE2A87 #AE932A #2AAE51
square
#2A45AE #AE2A87 #AE932A #2AAE51
split-complementary
#2A45AE #AE512A #87AE2A
monochromatic
#121E4B #1E317D #2A45AE #4361D2 #758ADE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.20
#2A45AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.56
#2A45AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A45AE
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A45AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A45AE | 1.00 | 8.20 | 2.56 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0055B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0049AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006073
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a45ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 69, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.170 267.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7878c7',
500: '#2a45ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a45ae; $custom-light: #7878c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a45ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 69,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.727,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43796,
"c": 0.17037,
"h": 267.6
},
"luminance": 0.07804
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A45AE
secondary
#C5B36F
accent
#C344E4
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEDF8
border
#C9C8D1
text
#0A0913
muted
#7C7B82