#2A488D#2A488D
#2A488D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.120 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A488D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 72, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.2%, 48.9%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.92, 13.29, -41.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.92, 43.73, 287.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.77% -0.0121 -0.1194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.77% 0.12 264.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0782, 7.0493, 26.1290) |
| Luminance | 0.0705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.57
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.16
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.37
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.52
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.75
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A488D #8D6F2A
analogous
#2A798D #2A488D #3D2A8D
triadic
#2A488D #8D2A48 #488D2A
tetradic
#2A488D #8D2A79 #8D6F2A #2A8D3D
square
#2A488D #8D2A79 #8D6F2A #2A8D3D
split-complementary
#2A488D #8D3D2A #798D2A
monochromatic
#0E182F #1C305E #2A488D #3860BC #6183D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.71
#2A488D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#2A488D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A488D
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A488D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A488D | 1.00 | 8.71 | 2.41 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#235090
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0C478C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005863
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a488d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 72, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.120 264.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#707aaf',
500: '#2a488d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a488d; $custom-light: #707aaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a488d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 72,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.818,
"s": 54.098,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41767,
"c": 0.12001,
"h": 264.2
},
"luminance": 0.0705
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A488D
secondary
#B69B5D
accent
#B14ADD
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEDF4
border
#C8C8CE
text
#080910
muted
#7B7B7F