#2A4989#2A4989
#2A4989 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.113 H 263.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A4989 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 73, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 53%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 69%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.3%, 46.7%, 0%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.95, 11.08, -39.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.95, 40.70, 285.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.71% -0.0138 -0.112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.71% 0.113 263) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8512, 7.0627, 24.6115) |
| Luminance | 0.0706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.54
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 3.95
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.04
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.32
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.84
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A4989 #896A2A
analogous
#2A7989 #2A4989 #3A2A89
triadic
#2A4989 #892A49 #49892A
tetradic
#2A4989 #892A79 #896A2A #2A893A
square
#2A4989 #892A79 #896A2A #2A893A
split-complementary
#2A4989 #893A2A #79892A
monochromatic
#0D172B #1C305A #2A4989 #3862B8 #5F83CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.70
#2A4989 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#2A4989 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A4989
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A4989 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A4989 | 1.00 | 8.70 | 2.41 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#29508B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#174788
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005862
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a4989; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 73, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.113 263.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f7bac',
500: '#2a4989',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a4989; $custom-light: #6f7bac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a4989",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 73,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.421,
"s": 53.073,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41705,
"c": 0.11286,
"h": 263
},
"luminance": 0.07063
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A4989
secondary
#B4975B
accent
#AD4BDC
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEDF4
border
#C8C8CE
text
#080910
muted
#7B7B7F