#2C37A2#2C37A2
#2C37A2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.171 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C37A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 55, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.8%, 66%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.10, 32.87, -59.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.10, 67.58, 299.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.2% 0.0047 -0.1706) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.2% 0.171 271.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9243, 5.8756, 34.8392) |
| Luminance | 0.0588 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 1.53
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.86
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.73
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.90
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 6.09
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C37A2 #A2972C
analogous
#2C72A2 #2C37A2 #5C2CA2
triadic
#2C37A2 #A22C37 #37A22C
tetradic
#2C37A2 #A22C72 #A2972C #2CA25C
square
#2C37A2 #A22C72 #A2972C #2CA25C
split-complementary
#2C37A2 #A25C2C #72A22C
monochromatic
#121642 #1F2772 #2C37A2 #404DCB #707AD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.65
#2C37A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.18
#2C37A2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2C37A2
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C37A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C37A2 | 1.00 | 9.65 | 2.18 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004AA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003FA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005367
Achromatopsia (no color)
#454545
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c37a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 55, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.171 271.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#776ebf',
500: '#2c37a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c37a2; $custom-light: #776ebf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c37a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 55,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.407,
"s": 57.282,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40202,
"c": 0.1707,
"h": 271.6
},
"luminance": 0.05876
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C37A2
secondary
#BFB86A
accent
#D247E1
background
#F7F6FB
surface
#EEEBF7
border
#C9C6D0
text
#0A0712
muted
#7C7A81