#2A468B#2A468B
#2A468B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.120 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A468B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 70, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.8%, 49.6%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.20, 13.88, -41.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.20, 43.85, 288.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.17% -0.0105 -0.1192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.17% 0.12 265) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8036, 6.7359, 25.3100) |
| Luminance | 0.0674 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.99
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.08
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.67
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.76
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.19
Prussian Blue
#004577
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A468B #8B6F2A
analogous
#2A768B #2A468B #3E2A8B
triadic
#2A468B #8B2A46 #468B2A
tetradic
#2A468B #8B2A76 #8B6F2A #2A8B3E
square
#2A468B #8B2A76 #8B6F2A #2A8B3E
split-complementary
#2A468B #8B3E2A #768B2A
monochromatic
#0E172D #1C2E5C #2A468B #385EBA #6080CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.95
#2A468B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.35
#2A468B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A468B
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A468B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A468B | 1.00 | 8.95 | 2.35 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#214E8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#08458A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005662
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a468b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 70, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.120 265.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7079ad',
500: '#2a468b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a468b; $custom-light: #7079ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a468b",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 70,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.68,
"s": 53.591,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41173,
"c": 0.11969,
"h": 265
},
"luminance": 0.06737
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A468B
secondary
#B59B5C
accent
#B34BDD
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEDF4
border
#C8C8CE
text
#080910
muted
#7B7B7F