#2A487E#2A487E
#2A487E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.098 H 261.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A487E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 72, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 50%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 67%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 42.9%, 0%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.96, 7.55, -33.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.96, 34.77, 282.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.72% -0.0149 -0.0967) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.72% 0.098 261.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.0368, 6.6327, 20.6440) |
| Luminance | 0.0663 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.62
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 3.60
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 3.66
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.42
Prussian Blue
#004577
ΔE00 4.81
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A487E #7E602A
analogous
#2A727E #2A487E #362A7E
triadic
#2A487E #7E2A48 #487E2A
tetradic
#2A487E #7E2A72 #7E602A #2A7E36
square
#2A487E #7E2A72 #7E602A #2A7E36
split-complementary
#2A487E #7E362A #727E2A
monochromatic
#0B1422 #1B2E50 #2A487E #3962AC #5A82C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.03
#2A487E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.33
#2A487E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A487E
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A487E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A487E | 1.00 | 9.03 | 2.33 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#304D80
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#23457D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00545D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a487e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 72, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.098 261.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d7aa4',
500: '#2a487e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a487e; $custom-light: #6d7aa4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a487e",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 72,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.571,
"s": 50,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40716,
"c": 0.09784,
"h": 261.2
},
"luminance": 0.06633
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A487E
secondary
#AE8E56
accent
#A84EDA
background
#F6F7FA
surface
#ECEDF4
border
#C7C8CE
text
#07090F
muted
#7A7B7F