#2C278B#2C278B

#2C278B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.159 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C278B
RGB	rgb(44, 39, 139)
HSL	hsl(243, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(243, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 71.9%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.17, 34.82, -54.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.17, 64.80, 302.51°)
OKLab	oklab(35.24% 0.0185 -0.1578)
OKLCH	oklch(35.24% 0.159 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.4229, 3.8500, 24.8257)
Luminance	0.0385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C278B #868B27

analogous

#27548B #2C278B #5E278B

triadic

#2C278B #8B2C27 #278B2C

tetradic

#2C278B #8B2754 #868B27 #278B5E

square

#2C278B #8B2754 #868B27 #278B5E

split-complementary

#2C278B #8B5E27 #548B27

monochromatic

#0E0C2B #1D1A5B #2C278B #3B34BB #615BD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.86

#2C278B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#2C278B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C278B

11.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C278B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C278B	1.00	11.86	1.77	11.86
#FFFFFF	11.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003389

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004256

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c278b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 39, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.159 276.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7362ae',
    500: '#2c278b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c278b;
$custom-light: #7362ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c278b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243,
    "s": 56.18,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35243,
    "c": 0.15889,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03851
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C278B

secondary

#B1B658

accent

#DF48D8

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EDEAF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#090510

muted

#7B797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C278B

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

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