#2F40AD#2F40AD
#2F40AD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.174 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F40AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 64, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 57%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.8%, 63%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.45, 31.42, -60.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.45, 67.86, 297.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.01% 0.0011 -0.1737) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.01% 0.174 270.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5459, 7.2872, 40.3778) |
| Luminance | 0.0729 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 2.42
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.45
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.67
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.82
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.89
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F40AD #AD9C2F
analogous
#2F7FAD #2F40AD #5D2FAD
triadic
#2F40AD #AD2F40 #40AD2F
tetradic
#2F40AD #AD2F7F #AD9C2F #2FAD5D
square
#2F40AD #AD2F7F #AD9C2F #2FAD5D
split-complementary
#2F40AD #AD5D2F #7FAD2F
monochromatic
#151C4D #222E7D #2F40AD #4B5DCE #7B88DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.54
#2F40AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.46
#2F40AD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2F40AD
8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F40AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F40AD | 1.00 | 8.54 | 2.46 | 8.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0052B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0047AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C70
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f40ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 64, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.174 270.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7a74c6',
500: '#2f40ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f40ad; $custom-light: #7a74c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f40ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 64,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.905,
"s": 57.273,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43009,
"c": 0.17375,
"h": 270.4
},
"luminance": 0.07288
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F40AD
secondary
#C4B974
accent
#CC47E1
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#EFEDF8
border
#CAC8D1
text
#0A0813
muted
#7C7B82