#2A4DBB#2A4DBB
#2A4DBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.178 H 266.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A4DBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 77, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 78%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.5%, 58.8%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.72, 27.55, -61.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.72, 67.37, 294.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.48% -0.0123 -0.1776) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.48% 0.178 266) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5752, 9.3864, 48.1531) |
| Luminance | 0.0939 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.11
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.83
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.85
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 5.31
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.57
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A4DBB #BB982A
analogous
#2A96BB #2A4DBB #4F2ABB
triadic
#2A4DBB #BB2A4D #4DBB2A
tetradic
#2A4DBB #BB2A96 #BB982A #2ABB4F
square
#2A4DBB #BB2A96 #BB982A #2ABB4F
split-complementary
#2A4DBB #BB4F2A #96BB2A
monochromatic
#142457 #1F3889 #2A4DBB #4C6DD7 #7D96E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.30
#2A4DBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.88
#2A4DBB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A4DBB
7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A4DBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A4DBB | 1.00 | 7.30 | 2.88 | 7.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005DBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0050B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00697C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a4dbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 77, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.178 266.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7a7ed0',
500: '#2a4dbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a4dbb; $custom-light: #7a7ed0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a4dbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 77,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.517,
"s": 63.319,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46475,
"c": 0.17802,
"h": 266
},
"luminance": 0.09388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A4DBB
secondary
#CAB676
accent
#BF41E6
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#EFEEF9
border
#CAC9D2
text
#0B0914
muted
#7C7B82