#2C278E#2C278E

#2C278E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.163 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C278E
RGB	rgb(44, 39, 142)
HSL	hsl(243, 57%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(243, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(69%, 72.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.47, 35.86, -56.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.47, 66.52, 302.62°)
OKLab	oklab(35.55% 0.0179 -0.1618)
OKLCH	oklch(35.55% 0.163 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.6451, 3.9389, 25.9960)
Luminance	0.0394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2C278E #898E27

analogous

#27558E #2C278E #60278E

triadic

#2C278E #8E2C27 #278E2C

tetradic

#2C278E #8E2755 #898E27 #278E60

square

#2C278E #8E2755 #898E27 #278E60

split-complementary

#2C278E #8E6027 #558E27

monochromatic

#0E0D2E #1D1A5E #2C278E #3B34BE #635DD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.74

#2C278E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#2C278E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C278E

11.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C278E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C278E	1.00	11.74	1.79	11.74
#FFFFFF	11.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00338C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004357

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c278e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 39, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.163 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7362b0',
    500: '#2c278e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c278e;
$custom-light: #7362b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c278e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.913,
    "s": 56.906,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35548,
    "c": 0.16283,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C278E

secondary

#B3B859

accent

#E048D9

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EDEAF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C278E

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

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