#2A4DBC#2A4DBC
#2A4DBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.179 H 266.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A4DBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 77, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 78%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.7%, 59%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.80, 27.92, -61.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.80, 67.94, 294.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.56% -0.0122 -0.1789) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.56% 0.179 266.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6826, 9.4294, 48.7188) |
| Luminance | 0.0943 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.17
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.77
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.93
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 5.19
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 6.55
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A4DBC #BC992A
analogous
#2A96BC #2A4DBC #502ABC
triadic
#2A4DBC #BC2A4D #4DBC2A
tetradic
#2A4DBC #BC2A96 #BC992A #2ABC50
square
#2A4DBC #BC2A96 #BC992A #2ABC50
split-complementary
#2A4DBC #BC502A #96BC2A
monochromatic
#142458 #1F398A #2A4DBC #4C6DD7 #7E96E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.28
#2A4DBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.89
#2A4DBC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A4DBC
7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A4DBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A4DBC | 1.00 | 7.28 | 2.89 | 7.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005EC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0050BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00697D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a4dbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 77, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.179 266.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7a7ed1',
500: '#2a4dbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a4dbc; $custom-light: #7a7ed1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a4dbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 77,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.616,
"s": 63.478,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4656,
"c": 0.17936,
"h": 266.1
},
"luminance": 0.09431
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A4DBC
secondary
#CBB777
accent
#BF41E7
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#EFEEF9
border
#CAC9D2
text
#0B0914
muted
#7C7B82