#2A508D#2A508D
#2A508D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.110 H 259.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A508D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 80, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.2%, 43.3%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.30, 7.93, -37.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.30, 38.68, 281.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.6% -0.0201 -0.1081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.6% 0.11 259.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6295, 8.1518, 26.3128) |
| Luminance | 0.0815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 1.58
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.67
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 3.60
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.83
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.06
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A508D #8D672A
analogous
#2A818D #2A508D #362A8D
triadic
#2A508D #8D2A50 #508D2A
tetradic
#2A508D #8D2A81 #8D672A #2A8D36
square
#2A508D #8D2A81 #8D672A #2A8D36
split-complementary
#2A508D #8D362A #818D2A
monochromatic
#0E1A2F #1C355E #2A508D #386BBC #618CD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.98
#2A508D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#2A508D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A508D
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A508D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A508D | 1.00 | 7.98 | 2.63 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#33568F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#234C8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a508d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 80, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.110 259.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7080af',
500: '#2a508d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a508d; $custom-light: #7080af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a508d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 80,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.97,
"s": 54.098,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43597,
"c": 0.10993,
"h": 259.5
},
"luminance": 0.08153
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A508D
secondary
#B6945D
accent
#A54ADD
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEEF4
border
#C8C9CE
text
#080A10
muted
#7B7C7F