#294D8D#294D8D

#294D8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.114 H 261.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#294D8D
RGB	rgb(41, 77, 141)
HSL	hsl(218, 55%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(218, 71%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 45.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.35, 9.76, -39.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.35, 40.56, 283.92°)
OKLab	oklab(42.86% -0.0179 -0.1126)
OKLCH	oklch(42.86% 0.114 261)
XYZ	xyz(8.3743, 7.7014, 26.2393)
Luminance	0.0770 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#294D8D #8D6929

analogous

#297F8D #294D8D #37298D

triadic

#294D8D #8D294D #4D8D29

tetradic

#294D8D #8D297F #8D6929 #298D37

square

#294D8D #8D297F #8D6929 #298D37

split-complementary

#294D8D #8D3729 #7F8D29

monochromatic

#0D192E #1B335E #294D8D #3767BC #6088D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.27

#294D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#294D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #294D8D

8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##294D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##294D8D	1.00	8.27	2.54	8.27
#FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E538F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C4A8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #294d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 77, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.114 261.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7eaf',
    500: '#294d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #294d8d;
$custom-light: #6f7eaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#294d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.4,
    "s": 54.945,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42856,
    "c": 0.114,
    "h": 261
  },
  "luminance": 0.07702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#294D8D

secondary

#B6965B

accent

#A94ADE

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #294D8D

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

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