#2A4EB2#2A4EB2
#2A4EB2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.165 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A4EB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 78, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.4%, 56.2%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.28, 23.47, -56.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.28, 61.54, 292.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.93% -0.0134 -0.1641) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.93% 0.165 265.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7123, 9.1541, 43.2605) |
| Luminance | 0.0916 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 2.59
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.12
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.96
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.36
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 6.00
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A4EB2 #B28E2A
analogous
#2A92B2 #2A4EB2 #4A2AB2
triadic
#2A4EB2 #B22A4E #4EB22A
tetradic
#2A4EB2 #B22A92 #B28E2A #2AB24A
square
#2A4EB2 #B22A92 #B28E2A #2AB24A
split-complementary
#2A4EB2 #B24A2A #92B22A
monochromatic
#13234F #1E3880 #2A4EB2 #466BD3 #7793DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.42
#2A4EB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.83
#2A4EB2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A4EB2
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A4EB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A4EB2 | 1.00 | 7.42 | 2.83 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005CB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004FB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006778
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a4eb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 78, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.165 265.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#787fca',
500: '#2a4eb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a4eb2; $custom-light: #787fca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a4eb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 78,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.118,
"s": 61.818,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45925,
"c": 0.16465,
"h": 265.3
},
"luminance": 0.09155
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A4EB2
secondary
#C7B071
accent
#BA43E5
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#0A0A13
muted
#7C7C82