#2A4DB1#2A4DB1
#2A4DB1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.165 H 265.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A4DB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 77, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.3%, 56.5%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.93, 23.75, -56.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.93, 61.63, 292.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.64% -0.0127 -0.164) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.64% 0.165 265.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5417, 8.9730, 42.7101) |
| Luminance | 0.0897 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 2.87
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.95
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.79
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.23
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 6.08
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A4DB1 #B18E2A
analogous
#2A91B1 #2A4DB1 #4A2AB1
triadic
#2A4DB1 #B12A4D #4DB12A
tetradic
#2A4DB1 #B12A91 #B18E2A #2AB14A
square
#2A4DB1 #B12A91 #B18E2A #2AB14A
split-complementary
#2A4DB1 #B14A2A #91B12A
monochromatic
#13224E #1E3780 #2A4DB1 #456AD3 #7792DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.51
#2A4DB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.79
#2A4DB1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A4DB1
7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A4DB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A4DB1 | 1.00 | 7.51 | 2.79 | 7.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005BB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004FAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006677
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a4db1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 77, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.165 265.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#787ec9',
500: '#2a4db1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a4db1; $custom-light: #787ec9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a4db1",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 77,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.444,
"s": 61.644,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45639,
"c": 0.16452,
"h": 265.6
},
"luminance": 0.08974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A4DB1
secondary
#C6B070
accent
#BB43E5
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#0A0913
muted
#7C7B82