#2A509D#2A509D
#2A509D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.133 H 262.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A509D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 80, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.2%, 49%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.33, 14.07, -45.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.33, 48.01, 287.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.72% -0.0172 -0.1317) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.72% 0.133 262.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9071, 8.6628, 33.0417) |
| Luminance | 0.0866 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.09
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.10
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.66
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.73
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.10
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A509D #9D772A
analogous
#2A8A9D #2A509D #3E2A9D
triadic
#2A509D #9D2A50 #509D2A
tetradic
#2A509D #9D2A8A #9D772A #2A9D3E
square
#2A509D #9D2A8A #9D772A #2A9D3E
split-complementary
#2A509D #9D3E2A #8A9D2A
monochromatic
#101F3C #1D376D #2A509D #3A6ACA #6A8ED7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.68
#2A509D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.73
#2A509D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A509D
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A509D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A509D | 1.00 | 7.68 | 2.73 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2559A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#024E9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00626F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a509d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 80, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.133 262.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7380ba',
500: '#2a509d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a509d; $custom-light: #7380ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a509d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 80,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.174,
"s": 57.789,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44721,
"c": 0.13286,
"h": 262.6
},
"luminance": 0.08664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A509D
secondary
#BEA065
accent
#AE47E1
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEEF6
border
#C8C9D0
text
#090A12
muted
#7B7C81