#294E8C#294E8C

#294E8C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.111 H 260.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#294E8C
RGB	rgb(41, 78, 140)
HSL	hsl(218, 55%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(218, 71%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 44.3%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.59, 8.71, -38.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.59, 39.35, 282.78°)
OKLab	oklab(43.02% -0.0191 -0.1096)
OKLCH	oklch(43.02% 0.111 260.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.3708, 7.8128, 25.8727)
Luminance	0.0781 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#294E8C #8C6729

analogous

#297F8C #294E8C #36298C

triadic

#294E8C #8C294E #4E8C29

tetradic

#294E8C #8C297F #8C6729 #298C36

square

#294E8C #8C297F #8C6729 #298C36

split-complementary

#294E8C #8C3629 #7F8C29

monochromatic

#0D192D #1B345D #294E8C #3768BB #5F89D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.19

#294E8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#294E8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #294E8C

8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##294E8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##294E8C	1.00	8.19	2.56	8.19
#FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#30548E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F4B8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #294e8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 78, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.111 260.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7fae',
    500: '#294e8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #294e8c;
$custom-light: #6f7fae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#294e8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.576,
    "s": 54.696,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43018,
    "c": 0.11131,
    "h": 260.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#294E8C

secondary

#B6945B

accent

#A74ADE

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #294E8C

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

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