#2A48AD#2A48AD
#2A48AD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.165 H 266.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A48AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 72, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.7%, 58.4%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.28, 25.55, -57.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.28, 62.63, 294.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.3% -0.0093 -0.165) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.3% 0.165 266.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8124, 8.1429, 40.5290) |
| Luminance | 0.0814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.72
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.12
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.37
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 4.90
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.05
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A48AD #AD8F2A
analogous
#2A89AD #2A48AD #4E2AAD
triadic
#2A48AD #AD2A48 #48AD2A
tetradic
#2A48AD #AD2A89 #AD8F2A #2AAD4E
square
#2A48AD #AD2A89 #AD8F2A #2AAD4E
split-complementary
#2A48AD #AD4E2A #89AD2A
monochromatic
#121F4B #1E347C #2A48AD #4363D1 #748CDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#2A48AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#2A48AD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A48AD
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A48AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A48AD | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0057B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004BAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006173
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a48ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 72, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.165 266.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#777ac6',
500: '#2a48ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a48ad; $custom-light: #777ac6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a48ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 72,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.26,
"s": 60.93,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.443,
"c": 0.1653,
"h": 266.8
},
"luminance": 0.08144
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A48AD
secondary
#C5B16E
accent
#BF44E4
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEDF8
border
#C9C8D1
text
#0A0913
muted
#7C7B82