#2C408B#2C408B

#2C408B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.127 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C408B
RGB	rgb(44, 64, 139)
HSL	hsl(227, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(227, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 54%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.58, 18.30, -44.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.58, 47.84, 292.49°)
OKLab	oklab(39.97% -0.0027 -0.127)
OKLCH	oklch(39.97% 0.127 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.5307, 6.0656, 25.1950)
Luminance	0.0607 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C408B #8B772C

analogous

#2C6F8B #2C408B #472C8B

triadic

#2C408B #8B2C40 #408B2C

tetradic

#2C408B #8B2C6F #8B772C #2C8B47

square

#2C408B #8B2C6F #8B772C #2C8B47

split-complementary

#2C408B #8B472C #6F8B2C

monochromatic

#0F152E #1D2B5D #2C408B #3B55B9 #647ACE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.49

#2C408B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#2C408B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C408B

9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C408B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C408B	1.00	9.49	2.21	9.49
#FFFFFF	9.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F4A8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004289

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00525F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c408b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 64, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.127 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7174ad',
    500: '#2c408b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c408b;
$custom-light: #7174ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c408b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.368,
    "s": 51.913,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3997,
    "c": 0.12699,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C408B

secondary

#B4A25F

accent

#BD4CDB

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080810

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C408B

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

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