#2A4A9D#2A4A9D
#2A4A9D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.140 H 265.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A4A9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 74, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.2%, 52.9%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.61, 18.09, -48.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.61, 51.93, 290.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.41% -0.0119 -0.14) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.41% 0.14 265.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4873, 7.8231, 32.9018) |
| Luminance | 0.0782 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.69
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.77
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.66
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.82
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 5.65
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A4A9D #9D7D2A
analogous
#2A849D #2A4A9D #432A9D
triadic
#2A4A9D #9D2A4A #4A9D2A
tetradic
#2A4A9D #9D2A84 #9D7D2A #2A9D43
square
#2A4A9D #9D2A84 #9D7D2A #2A9D43
split-complementary
#2A4A9D #9D432A #849D2A
monochromatic
#101C3C #1D336D #2A4A9D #3A62CA #6A89D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.19
#2A4A9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.56
#2A4A9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A4A9D
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A4A9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A4A9D | 1.00 | 8.19 | 2.56 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1355A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004A9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a4a9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 74, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.140 265.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#737cba',
500: '#2a4a9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a4a9d; $custom-light: #737cba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a4a9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 74,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.304,
"s": 57.789,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43414,
"c": 0.14049,
"h": 265.1
},
"luminance": 0.07824
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A4A9D
secondary
#BEA565
accent
#B647E1
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEDF6
border
#C8C8D0
text
#090912
muted
#7B7B81