#2A4CB0#2A4CB0
#2A4CB0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.164 H 265.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A4CB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 76, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.1%, 56.8%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.59, 24.03, -56.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.59, 61.71, 292.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.35% -0.012 -0.164) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.35% 0.164 265.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3730, 8.7945, 42.1640) |
| Luminance | 0.0880 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.81
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.16
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.64
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.12
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 6.19
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A4CB0 #B08E2A
analogous
#2A8FB0 #2A4CB0 #4B2AB0
triadic
#2A4CB0 #B02A4C #4CB02A
tetradic
#2A4CB0 #B02A8F #B08E2A #2AB04B
square
#2A4CB0 #B02A8F #B08E2A #2AB04B
split-complementary
#2A4CB0 #B04B2A #8FB02A
monochromatic
#12214D #1E377F #2A4CB0 #4569D3 #7691DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.61
#2A4CB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.76
#2A4CB0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A4CB0
7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A4CB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A4CB0 | 1.00 | 7.61 | 2.76 | 7.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005AB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004EAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006576
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a4cb0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 76, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.164 265.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#787dc8',
500: '#2a4cb0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a4cb0; $custom-light: #787dc8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a4cb0",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 76,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.776,
"s": 61.468,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45354,
"c": 0.16441,
"h": 265.8
},
"luminance": 0.08796
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A4CB0
secondary
#C6B070
accent
#BC43E5
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#0A0913
muted
#7C7B82