#2C2591#2C2591

#2C2591 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.169 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C2591
RGB	rgb(44, 37, 145)
HSL	hsl(244, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(244, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.7%, 74.5%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.35, 38.07, -58.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.35, 69.45, 303.24°)
OKLab	oklab(35.55% 0.0187 -0.1678)
OKLCH	oklch(35.55% 0.169 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.8094, 3.9023, 27.1769)
Luminance	0.0390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C2591 #8A9125

analogous

#255491 #2C2591 #622591

triadic

#2C2591 #912C25 #25912C

tetradic

#2C2591 #912554 #8A9125 #259162

square

#2C2591 #912554 #8A9125 #259162

split-complementary

#2C2591 #916225 #549125

monochromatic

#0E0C2F #1D1960 #2C2591 #3B31C2 #635BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.79

#2C2591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#2C2591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C2591

11.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C2591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C2591	1.00	11.79	1.78	11.79
#FFFFFF	11.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00338F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004459

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c2591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 37, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.169 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7461b2',
    500: '#2c2591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c2591;
$custom-light: #7461b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c2591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.889,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35553,
    "c": 0.16888,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C2591

secondary

#B4BA58

accent

#E345D8

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C2591

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

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