#2A49A3#2A49A3
#2A49A3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.150 H 266.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A49A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 73, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.2%, 55.2%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.77, 21.07, -52.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.77, 56.12, 292.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.68% -0.0106 -0.1498) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.68% 0.15 266) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9459, 7.9006, 35.6440) |
| Luminance | 0.0790 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.46
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.58
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.47
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.65
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.67
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A49A3 #A3842A
analogous
#2A85A3 #2A49A3 #472AA3
triadic
#2A49A3 #A32A49 #49A32A
tetradic
#2A49A3 #A32A85 #A3842A #2AA347
square
#2A49A3 #A32A85 #A3842A #2AA347
split-complementary
#2A49A3 #A3472A #85A32A
monochromatic
#111D42 #1D3372 #2A49A3 #3D62CD #6E89DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.14
#2A49A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.58
#2A49A3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A49A3
8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A49A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A49A3 | 1.00 | 8.14 | 2.58 | 8.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0055A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004AA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005F6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a49a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 73, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.150 266.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#757bbf',
500: '#2a49a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a49a3; $custom-light: #757bbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a49a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 73,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.628,
"s": 59.024,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43678,
"c": 0.15022,
"h": 266
},
"luminance": 0.07902
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A49A3
secondary
#C0AA68
accent
#BA46E2
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EEEDF7
border
#C9C8D0
text
#090912
muted
#7B7B81