#2C237C#2C237C
#2C237C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.144 H 279.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C237C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 35, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 56%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 72%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.5%, 71.8%, 0%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.80, 32.13, -49.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(20.80, 58.68, 303.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.09% 0.024 -0.1416) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.09% 0.144 279.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.2767, 3.1924, 19.4030) |
| Luminance | 0.0319 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 3.39
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 5.11
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.43
Dark Royal Blue
#02066F
ΔE00 6.94
Deep Blue
#040273
ΔE00 7.32
Darkblue
#00008B
ΔE00 7.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C237C #737C23
analogous
#23467C #2C237C #58237C
triadic
#2C237C #7C2C23 #237C2C
tetradic
#2C237C #7C2346 #737C23 #237C58
square
#2C237C #7C2346 #737C23 #237C58
split-complementary
#2C237C #7C5823 #467C23
monochromatic
#0A081D #1B164C #2C237C #3D30AC #5A4DCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.82
#2C237C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.64
#2C237C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2C237C
12.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C237C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C237C | 1.00 | 12.82 | 1.64 | 12.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00357F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#002F7A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#003B4C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#323232
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c237c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 35, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.144 279.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#705fa3',
500: '#2c237c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c237c; $custom-light: #705fa3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c237c",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 35,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.067,
"s": 55.975,
"l": 31.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33094,
"c": 0.14361,
"h": 279.6
},
"luminance": 0.03193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C237C
secondary
#A5AF4C
accent
#DF49D0
background
#F7F5FA
surface
#EDE9F4
border
#C8C5CE
text
#08040F
muted
#7B797F