#2C3CAF#2C3CAF

#2C3CAF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.182 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C3CAF
RGB	rgb(44, 60, 175)
HSL	hsl(233, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(233, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.9%, 65.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.49, 34.38, -62.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.49, 71.71, 298.65°)
OKLab	oklab(42.31% 0.0006 -0.182)
OKLCH	oklch(42.31% 0.182 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.3898, 6.8612, 41.3259)
Luminance	0.0686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.21

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C3CAF #AF9F2C

analogous

#2C7DAF #2C3CAF #5E2CAF

triadic

#2C3CAF #AF2C3C #3CAF2C

tetradic

#2C3CAF #AF2C7D #AF9F2C #2CAF5E

square

#2C3CAF #AF2C7D #AF9F2C #2CAF5E

split-complementary

#2C3CAF #AF5E2C #7DAF2C

monochromatic

#131A4D #202B7E #2C3CAF #4758D1 #7885DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#2C3CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#2C3CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C3CAF

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C3CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C3CAF	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c3caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 60, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.182 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7972c8',
    500: '#2c3caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c3caf;
$custom-light: #7972c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c3caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.672,
    "s": 59.817,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42313,
    "c": 0.18198,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C3CAF

secondary

#C5BB72

accent

#D045E3

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFECF8

border

#CAC7D1

text

#0B0813

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C3CAF

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

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