#294E8E#294E8E

#294E8E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.114 H 260.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#294E8E
RGB	rgb(41, 78, 142)
HSL	hsl(218, 55%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(218, 71%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 45.1%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.72, 9.48, -39.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.72, 40.52, 283.52°)
OKLab	oklab(43.16% -0.0187 -0.1126)
OKLCH	oklch(43.16% 0.114 260.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.5196, 7.8723, 26.6565)
Luminance	0.0787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#294E8E #8E6929

analogous

#29808E #294E8E #36298E

triadic

#294E8E #8E294E #4E8E29

tetradic

#294E8E #8E2980 #8E6929 #298E36

square

#294E8E #8E2980 #8E6929 #298E36

split-complementary

#294E8E #8E3629 #808E29

monochromatic

#0E1A2F #1B345F #294E8E #3768BD #608AD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#294E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#294E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #294E8E

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##294E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##294E8E	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F5490

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D4B8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #294e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 78, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.114 260.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7faf',
    500: '#294e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #294e8e;
$custom-light: #6f7faf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#294e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.02,
    "s": 55.191,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43156,
    "c": 0.1142,
    "h": 260.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#294E8E

secondary

#B7965C

accent

#A849DF

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #294E8E

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

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