#294C8D#294C8D
#294C8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.115 H 261.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #294C8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(41, 76, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 55%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 71%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 46.1%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.05, 10.43, -39.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.05, 41.19, 284.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.63% -0.0169 -0.114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.63% 0.115 261.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3049, 7.5625, 26.2162) |
| Luminance | 0.0756 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.51
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.96
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.34
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.46
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.49
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#294C8D #8D6A29
analogous
#297E8D #294C8D #38298D
triadic
#294C8D #8D294C #4C8D29
tetradic
#294C8D #8D297E #8D6A29 #298D38
square
#294C8D #8D297E #8D6A29 #298D38
split-complementary
#294C8D #8D3829 #7E8D29
monochromatic
#0D192E #1B325E #294C8D #3766BC #6087D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.36
#294C8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.51
#294C8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #294C8D
8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##294C8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##294C8D | 1.00 | 8.36 | 2.51 | 8.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2C538F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#19498C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005B65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #294c8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 76, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.115 261.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f7daf',
500: '#294c8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #294c8d; $custom-light: #6f7daf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#294c8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 41,
"g": 76,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219,
"s": 54.945,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42626,
"c": 0.11525,
"h": 261.5
},
"luminance": 0.07563
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#294C8D
secondary
#B6975B
accent
#AA4ADE
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEEF4
border
#C8C9CE
text
#080910
muted
#7B7B7F