#2D4A9E#2D4A9E
#2D4A9E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.141 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2D4A9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(45, 74, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 56%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.5%, 53.2%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.82, 18.91, -48.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.82, 52.46, 291.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.64% -0.0092 -0.1407) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.64% 0.141 266.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7004, 7.9231, 33.3592) |
| Luminance | 0.0792 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.98
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.11
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.77
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.16
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 6.04
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2D4A9E #9E812D
analogous
#2D829E #2D4A9E #492D9E
triadic
#2D4A9E #9E2D4A #4A9E2D
tetradic
#2D4A9E #9E2D82 #9E812D #2D9E49
square
#2D4A9E #9E2D82 #9E812D #2D9E49
split-complementary
#2D4A9E #9E492D #829E2D
monochromatic
#121D3F #1F346E #2D4A9E #4063C9 #6F8AD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.12
#2D4A9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.58
#2D4A9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2D4A9E
8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2D4A9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2D4A9E | 1.00 | 8.12 | 2.58 | 8.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1255A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004B9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2d4a9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 74, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.141 266.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#757cbb',
500: '#2d4a9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2d4a9e; $custom-light: #757cbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2d4a9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 45,
"g": 74,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.602,
"s": 55.665,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43635,
"c": 0.14098,
"h": 266.3
},
"luminance": 0.07924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2D4A9E
secondary
#BDA869
accent
#B849DF
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EEEEF6
border
#C9C9D0
text
#090912
muted
#7B7B81