#2A498A#2A498A
#2A498A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.114 H 263.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A498A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 73, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 53%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 70%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.6%, 47.1%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.01, 11.46, -39.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.01, 41.29, 286.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.78% -0.0136 -0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.78% 0.114 263.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.9232, 7.0915, 24.9911) |
| Luminance | 0.0709 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.49
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.00
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.07
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.41
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.73
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A498A #8A6B2A
analogous
#2A798A #2A498A #3B2A8A
triadic
#2A498A #8A2A49 #498A2A
tetradic
#2A498A #8A2A79 #8A6B2A #2A8A3B
square
#2A498A #8A2A79 #8A6B2A #2A8A3B
split-complementary
#2A498A #8A3B2A #798A2A
monochromatic
#0D172C #1C305B #2A498A #3862B9 #6084CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.68
#2A498A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#2A498A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A498A
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A498A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A498A | 1.00 | 8.68 | 2.42 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#28508C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#164789
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005862
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a498a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 73, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.114 263.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f7bac',
500: '#2a498a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a498a; $custom-light: #6f7bac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a498a",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 73,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.625,
"s": 53.333,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41776,
"c": 0.11433,
"h": 263.2
},
"luminance": 0.07092
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A498A
secondary
#B4985B
accent
#AE4BDD
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEDF4
border
#C8C8CE
text
#080910
muted
#7B7B7F