#2C2599#2C2599

#2C2599 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.4% C 0.179 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C2599
RGB	rgb(44, 37, 153)
HSL	hsl(244, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(244, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 75.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.19, 40.75, -61.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.19, 73.88, 303.47°)
OKLab	oklab(36.4% 0.017 -0.1782)
OKLCH	oklch(36.4% 0.179 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.4482, 4.1578, 30.5408)
Luminance	0.0416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C2599 #929925

analogous

#255899 #2C2599 #662599

triadic

#2C2599 #992C25 #25992C

tetradic

#2C2599 #992558 #929925 #259966

square

#2C2599 #992558 #929925 #259966

split-complementary

#2C2599 #996625 #589925

monochromatic

#100D36 #1E1968 #2C2599 #3A31CA #6760D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.46

#2C2599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.83

#2C2599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C2599

11.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C2599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C2599	1.00	11.46	1.83	11.46
#FFFFFF	11.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00475D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c2599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 37, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.4% 0.179 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7661b8',
    500: '#2c2599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c2599;
$custom-light: #7661b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c2599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.621,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36401,
    "c": 0.17899,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C2599

secondary

#B8BE5C

accent

#E444DA

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0512

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C2599

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

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