#2D498D#2D498D
#2D498D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.118 H 264.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2D498D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(45, 73, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 48.2%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.36, 13.12, -40.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.36, 43.00, 287.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.14% -0.0104 -0.1172) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.14% 0.118 264.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2708, 7.2453, 26.1567) |
| Luminance | 0.0725 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.91
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.46
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.56
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.58
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 5.08
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2D498D #8D712D
analogous
#2D798D #2D498D #412D8D
triadic
#2D498D #8D2D49 #498D2D
tetradic
#2D498D #8D2D79 #8D712D #2D8D41
square
#2D498D #8D2D79 #8D712D #2D8D41
split-complementary
#2D498D #8D412D #798D2D
monochromatic
#0F1930 #1E315F #2D498D #3C61BB #6685CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.57
#2D498D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.45
#2D498D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2D498D
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2D498D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2D498D | 1.00 | 8.57 | 2.45 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#265190
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#12488C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005964
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2d498d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 73, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.118 264.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#717baf',
500: '#2d498d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2d498d; $custom-light: #717baf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2d498d",
"rgb": {
"r": 45,
"g": 73,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.5,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42144,
"c": 0.11768,
"h": 264.9
},
"luminance": 0.07246
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2D498D
secondary
#B59C61
accent
#B24DDB
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEDF4
border
#C8C8CE
text
#080910
muted
#7B7B7F