#294C8C#294C8C
#294C8C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.114 H 261.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #294C8C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(41, 76, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 55%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 71%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.7%, 45.7%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.99, 10.04, -39.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.99, 40.60, 284.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.56% -0.0171 -0.1125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.56% 0.114 261.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2308, 7.5329, 25.8261) |
| Luminance | 0.0753 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.55
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.92
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.29
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.38
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.49
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#294C8C #8C6929
analogous
#297D8C #294C8C #37298C
triadic
#294C8C #8C294C #4C8C29
tetradic
#294C8C #8C297D #8C6929 #298C37
square
#294C8C #8C297D #8C6929 #298C37
split-complementary
#294C8C #8C3729 #7D8C29
monochromatic
#0D192D #1B325D #294C8C #3766BB #5F87D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.38
#294C8C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.51
#294C8C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #294C8C
8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##294C8C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##294C8C | 1.00 | 8.38 | 2.51 | 8.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2D528E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1A498B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005B65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #294c8c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 76, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.114 261.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f7dae',
500: '#294c8c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #294c8c; $custom-light: #6f7dae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#294c8c",
"rgb": {
"r": 41,
"g": 76,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.788,
"s": 54.696,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42556,
"c": 0.1138,
"h": 261.3
},
"luminance": 0.07534
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#294C8C
secondary
#B6965B
accent
#AA4ADE
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEEF4
border
#C8C9CE
text
#080910
muted
#7B7B7F