#2A4A96#2A4A96
#2A4A96 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.131 H 264.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A4A96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 74, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 56%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 72%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 50.7%, 0%, 41.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.12, 15.40, -45.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.12, 47.78, 288.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.88% -0.0128 -0.1299) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.88% 0.131 264.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9067, 7.5909, 29.8440) |
| Luminance | 0.0759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.88
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.39
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.28
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.95
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 5.30
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A4A96 #96762A
analogous
#2A8096 #2A4A96 #402A96
triadic
#2A4A96 #962A4A #4A962A
tetradic
#2A4A96 #962A80 #96762A #2A9640
square
#2A4A96 #962A80 #96762A #2A9640
split-complementary
#2A4A96 #96402A #80962A
monochromatic
#0F1B36 #1D3266 #2A4A96 #3762C6 #6687D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.34
#2A4A96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.52
#2A4A96 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A4A96
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A4A96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A4A96 | 1.00 | 8.34 | 2.52 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1E5399
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004994
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a4a96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 74, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.131 264.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#727cb5',
500: '#2a4a96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a4a96; $custom-light: #727cb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a4a96",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 74,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.222,
"s": 56.25,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42879,
"c": 0.1305,
"h": 264.4
},
"luminance": 0.07592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A4A96
secondary
#BAA061
accent
#B348E0
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEDF6
border
#C8C8D0
text
#090911
muted
#7B7B80