#294996#294996

#294996 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.132 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#294996
RGB	rgb(41, 73, 150)
HSL	hsl(222, 57%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(222, 73%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 51.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.78, 15.93, -45.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.78, 48.46, 289.18°)
OKLab	oklab(42.61% -0.0127 -0.1315)
OKLCH	oklch(42.61% 0.132 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.8001, 7.4376, 29.8201)
Luminance	0.0744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#294996 #967629

analogous

#298096 #294996 #3F2996

triadic

#294996 #962949 #499629

tetradic

#294996 #962980 #967629 #29963F

square

#294996 #962980 #967629 #29963F

split-complementary

#294996 #963F29 #809629

monochromatic

#0F1A36 #1C3266 #294996 #3660C6 #6586D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#294996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#294996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #294996

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##294996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##294996	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B5299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #294996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 73, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.132 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717bb5',
    500: '#294996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #294996;
$custom-light: #717bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#294996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.385,
    "s": 57.068,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42613,
    "c": 0.1321,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#294996

secondary

#BBA060

accent

#B347E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #294996

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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