#2C40CF#2C40CF

#2C40CF is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.218 H 268.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C40CF
RGB	rgb(44, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(233, 65%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(233, 79%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.41, 43.28, -75.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.41, 86.84, 299.89°)
OKLab	oklab(46.08% -0.0041 -0.2181)
OKLCH	oklch(46.08% 0.218 268.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.1307, 8.7056, 59.9550)
Luminance	0.0871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C40CF #CFBB2C

analogous

#2C92CF #2C40CF #6A2CCF

triadic

#2C40CF #CF2C40 #40CF2C

tetradic

#2C40CF #CF2C92 #CFBB2C #2CCF6A

square

#2C40CF #CF2C92 #CFBB2C #2CCF6A

split-complementary

#2C40CF #CF6A2C #92CF2C

monochromatic

#17216A #21309D #2C40CF #5C6CDC #8E99E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#2C40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#2C40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C40CF

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C40CF	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.218 268.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8175df',
    500: '#2c40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c40cf;
$custom-light: #8175df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.638,
    "s": 64.94,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46076,
    "c": 0.2181,
    "h": 268.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C40CF

secondary

#D1C885

accent

#D340E8

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0C0815

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C40CF

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

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