#2A4D9A#2A4D9A
#2A4D9A is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.132 H 263.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A4D9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 77, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 57%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 73%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 50%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.26, 14.92, -45.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.26, 48.19, 288.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.84% -0.0149 -0.1315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.84% 0.132 263.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4394, 8.1321, 31.6378) |
| Luminance | 0.0813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.36
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.31
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.62
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.40
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.88
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A4D9A #9A772A
analogous
#2A859A #2A4D9A #3F2A9A
triadic
#2A4D9A #9A2A4D #4D9A2A
tetradic
#2A4D9A #9A2A85 #9A772A #2A9A3F
square
#2A4D9A #9A2A85 #9A772A #2A9A3F
split-complementary
#2A4D9A #9A3F2A #859A2A
monochromatic
#101D3A #1D356A #2A4D9A #3866C9 #688BD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.00
#2A4D9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#2A4D9A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A4D9A
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A4D9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A4D9A | 1.00 | 8.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#21569D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004C98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005F6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a4d9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 77, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.132 263.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#727eb8',
500: '#2a4d9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a4d9a; $custom-light: #727eb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a4d9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 77,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.25,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43838,
"c": 0.13239,
"h": 263.5
},
"luminance": 0.08133
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A4D9A
secondary
#BCA163
accent
#B147E0
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEEF6
border
#C8C9D0
text
#090911
muted
#7B7B80