#2A4E7D#2A4E7D
#2A4E7D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.089 H 255.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A4E7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 78, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 50%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 66%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.4%, 37.6%, 0%, 51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.75, 3.19, -30.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.75, 30.64, 275.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.09% -0.0219 -0.0865) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.09% 0.089 255.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3796, 7.4210, 20.4415) |
| Luminance | 0.0742 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.58
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 2.96
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.38
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 3.98
Prussian Blue
#004577
ΔE00 4.27
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A4E7D #7D592A
analogous
#2A777D #2A4E7D #2F2A7D
triadic
#2A4E7D #7D2A4E #4E7D2A
tetradic
#2A4E7D #7D2A77 #7D592A #2A7D2F
square
#2A4E7D #7D2A77 #7D592A #2A7D2F
split-complementary
#2A4E7D #7D2F2A #777D2A
monochromatic
#0B1521 #1B314F #2A4E7D #396BAB #5A89C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.45
#2A4E7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.48
#2A4E7D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A4E7D
8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A4E7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A4E7D | 1.00 | 8.45 | 2.48 | 8.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A517F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2E497C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00595F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a4e7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 78, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.089 255.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d7fa3',
500: '#2a4e7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a4e7d; $custom-light: #6d7fa3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a4e7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 78,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.976,
"s": 49.701,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42088,
"c": 0.08919,
"h": 255.8
},
"luminance": 0.07422
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A4E7D
secondary
#AD8756
accent
#9D4FD9
background
#F6F7FA
surface
#ECEEF3
border
#C7C9CD
text
#070A0F
muted
#7A7C7F