#2C3C9E#2C3C9E
#2C3C9E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.159 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C3C9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 60, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 56%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 62%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.00, 28.14, -55.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.00, 61.91, 297.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.76% 0.0014 -0.1592) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.76% 0.159 270.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8240, 6.2349, 33.0795) |
| Luminance | 0.0624 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 2.34
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.25
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.37
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.69
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.77
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C3C9E #9E8E2C
analogous
#2C759E #2C3C9E #552C9E
triadic
#2C3C9E #9E2C3C #3C9E2C
tetradic
#2C3C9E #9E2C75 #9E8E2C #2C9E55
square
#2C3C9E #9E2C75 #9E8E2C #2C9E55
split-complementary
#2C3C9E #9E552C #759E2C
monochromatic
#11183E #1F2A6E #2C3C9E #3E52C9 #6E7DD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.34
#2C3C9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.25
#2C3C9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2C3C9E
9.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C3C9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C3C9E | 1.00 | 9.34 | 2.25 | 9.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004CA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00419C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005567
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c3c9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 60, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.159 270.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7571bb',
500: '#2c3c9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c3c9e; $custom-light: #7571bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c3c9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 60,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.579,
"s": 56.436,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40756,
"c": 0.15918,
"h": 270.5
},
"luminance": 0.06236
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C3C9E
secondary
#BEB268
accent
#CA48E0
background
#F7F6FB
surface
#EEECF6
border
#C9C7D0
text
#0A0712
muted
#7C7A81