#2A4C9D#2A4C9D
#2A4C9D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.138 H 264.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A4C9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 76, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.2%, 51.6%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.18, 16.75, -47.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.18, 50.61, 289.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.85% -0.0137 -0.1372) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.85% 0.138 264.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6229, 8.0944, 32.9470) |
| Luminance | 0.0809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.63
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.93
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.20
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.27
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.32
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A4C9D #9D7B2A
analogous
#2A869D #2A4C9D #422A9D
triadic
#2A4C9D #9D2A4C #4C9D2A
tetradic
#2A4C9D #9D2A86 #9D7B2A #2A9D42
square
#2A4C9D #9D2A86 #9D7B2A #2A9D42
split-complementary
#2A4C9D #9D422A #869D2A
monochromatic
#101D3C #1D356D #2A4C9D #3A65CA #6A8AD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.02
#2A4C9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.62
#2A4C9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A4C9D
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A4C9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A4C9D | 1.00 | 8.02 | 2.62 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1A56A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004B9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005F6D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a4c9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 76, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.138 264.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#737dba',
500: '#2a4c9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a4c9d; $custom-light: #737dba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a4c9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 76,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.261,
"s": 57.789,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43845,
"c": 0.13793,
"h": 264.3
},
"luminance": 0.08095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A4C9D
secondary
#BEA465
accent
#B347E1
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEEF6
border
#C8C9D0
text
#090912
muted
#7B7B81