#2C3997#2C3997

#2C3997 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.153 H 271.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C3997
RGB	rgb(44, 57, 151)
HSL	hsl(233, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(233, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 62.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.63, 27.53, -53.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.63, 59.83, 297.40°)
OKLab	oklab(39.56% 0.0038 -0.1532)
OKLCH	oklch(39.56% 0.153 271.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.0859, 5.6953, 29.9453)
Luminance	0.0570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C3997 #978A2C

analogous

#2C6E97 #2C3997 #542C97

triadic

#2C3997 #972C39 #39972C

tetradic

#2C3997 #972C6E #978A2C #2C9754

square

#2C3997 #972C6E #978A2C #2C9754

split-complementary

#2C3997 #97542C #6E972C

monochromatic

#101538 #1E2768 #2C3997 #3A4BC6 #6A77D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.82

#2C3997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#2C3997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C3997

9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C3997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C3997	1.00	9.82	2.14	9.82
#FFFFFF	9.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00499A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005162

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c3997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 57, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.153 271.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#746fb6',
    500: '#2c3997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c3997;
$custom-light: #746fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c3997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.71,
    "s": 54.872,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39561,
    "c": 0.15329,
    "h": 271.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05696
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C3997

secondary

#BAB065

accent

#CC4ADE

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEECF6

border

#C9C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C3997

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

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