#2C408C#2C408C

#2C408C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.128 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C408C
RGB	rgb(44, 64, 140)
HSL	hsl(228, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(228, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.6%, 54.3%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.65, 18.68, -44.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.65, 48.45, 292.67°)
OKLab	oklab(40.05% -0.0026 -0.1284)
OKLCH	oklch(40.05% 0.128 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.6041, 6.0950, 25.5816)
Luminance	0.0610 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C408C #8C782C

analogous

#2C708C #2C408C #482C8C

triadic

#2C408C #8C2C40 #408C2C

tetradic

#2C408C #8C2C70 #8C782C #2C8C48

square

#2C408C #8C2C70 #8C782C #2C8C48

split-complementary

#2C408C #8C482C #708C2C

monochromatic

#0F152F #1D2B5D #2C408C #3B55BB #647ACE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.46

#2C408C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#2C408C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C408C

9.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C408C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C408C	1.00	9.46	2.22	9.46
#FFFFFF	9.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D4A8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00428A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00525F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c408c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 64, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.128 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7174ae',
    500: '#2c408c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c408c;
$custom-light: #7174ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c408c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.5,
    "s": 52.174,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40049,
    "c": 0.12845,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C408C

secondary

#B5A35F

accent

#BE4CDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080810

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C408C

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

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