#294C8F#294C8F
#294C8F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.118 H 261.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #294C8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(41, 76, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 55%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 71%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.3%, 46.9%, 0%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.18, 11.20, -40.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.18, 42.37, 285.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.77% -0.0166 -0.117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.77% 0.118 261.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4551, 7.6226, 27.0070) |
| Luminance | 0.0762 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.49
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.05
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.27
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.46
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.62
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#294C8F #8F6C29
analogous
#297F8F #294C8F #39298F
triadic
#294C8F #8F294C #4C8F29
tetradic
#294C8F #8F297F #8F6C29 #298F39
square
#294C8F #8F297F #8F6C29 #298F39
split-complementary
#294C8F #8F3929 #7F8F29
monochromatic
#0E1930 #1B335F #294C8F #3765BF #6187D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.32
#294C8F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.52
#294C8F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #294C8F
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##294C8F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##294C8F | 1.00 | 8.32 | 2.52 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2A5392
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#154A8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #294c8f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 76, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.118 261.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#707db0',
500: '#294c8f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #294c8f; $custom-light: #707db0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#294c8f",
"rgb": {
"r": 41,
"g": 76,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.412,
"s": 55.435,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42768,
"c": 0.11816,
"h": 261.9
},
"luminance": 0.07623
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#294C8F
secondary
#B7985C
accent
#AB49DF
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEEF5
border
#C8C9CF
text
#080910
muted
#7B7B7F