#2C16B4#2C16B4

#2C16B4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.222 H 273.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C16B4
RGB	rgb(44, 22, 180)
HSL	hsl(248, 78%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(248, 88%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.6%, 87.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.96, 55.97, -76.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.96, 94.95, 306.12°)
OKLab	oklab(37.85% 0.0151 -0.2216)
OKLCH	oklch(37.85% 0.222 273.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.5611, 4.4036, 43.5173)
Luminance	0.0440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C16B4 #9EB416

analogous

#164FB4 #2C16B4 #7B16B4

triadic

#2C16B4 #B42C16 #16B42C

tetradic

#2C16B4 #B4164F #9EB416 #16B47B

square

#2C16B4 #B4164F #9EB416 #16B47B

split-complementary

#2C16B4 #B47B16 #4FB416

monochromatic

#110947 #1F0F7D #2C16B4 #3E23E4 #6E5AEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.16

#2C16B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.88

#2C16B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C16B4

11.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C16B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C16B4	1.00	11.16	1.88	11.16
#FFFFFF	11.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0042B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0034B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004C6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c16b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 22, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.222 273.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e5ccc',
    500: '#2c16b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c16b4;
$custom-light: #7e5ccc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c16b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.354,
    "s": 78.218,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37853,
    "c": 0.22217,
    "h": 273.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C16B4

secondary

#BECE58

accent

#F533DA

background

#F8F5FC

surface

#F0E9F9

border

#CBC5D2

text

#0C0414

muted

#7D7982

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C16B4

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

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