#2C2991#2C2991

#2C2991 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.165 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C2991
RGB	rgb(44, 41, 145)
HSL	hsl(242, 56%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(242, 72%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.7%, 71.7%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.21, 35.67, -56.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.21, 66.96, 302.19°)
OKLab	oklab(36.17% 0.0161 -0.1637)
OKLCH	oklch(36.17% 0.165 275.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.9408, 4.1651, 27.2207)
Luminance	0.0417 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C2991 #8E9129

analogous

#295A91 #2C2991 #602991

triadic

#2C2991 #912C29 #29912C

tetradic

#2C2991 #91295A #8E9129 #299160

square

#2C2991 #91295A #8E9129 #299160

split-complementary

#2C2991 #916029 #5A9129

monochromatic

#0F0E32 #1E1C61 #2C2991 #3A36C1 #6562D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.46

#2C2991 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.83

#2C2991 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C2991

11.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C2991	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C2991	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)

#003E94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00358F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c2991;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 41, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.165 275.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7464b2',
    500: '#2c2991',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c2991;
$custom-light: #7464b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c2991",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.731,
    "s": 55.914,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3617,
    "c": 0.1645,
    "h": 275.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C2991

secondary

#B6B85D

accent

#DF49DB

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C2991

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

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