#2C428C#2C428C

#2C428C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.126 H 267.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C428C
RGB	rgb(44, 66, 140)
HSL	hsl(226, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(226, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.6%, 52.9%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.22, 17.31, -43.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.22, 47.09, 291.57°)
OKLab	oklab(40.48% -0.0045 -0.1257)
OKLCH	oklch(40.48% 0.126 267.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.7189, 6.3246, 25.6198)
Luminance	0.0633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C428C #8C762C

analogous

#2C728C #2C428C #462C8C

triadic

#2C428C #8C2C42 #428C2C

tetradic

#2C428C #8C2C72 #8C762C #2C8C46

square

#2C428C #8C2C72 #8C762C #2C8C46

split-complementary

#2C428C #8C462C #728C2C

monochromatic

#0F162F #1D2C5D #2C428C #3B58BB #647CCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.27

#2C428C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#2C428C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C428C

9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C428C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C428C	1.00	9.27	2.27	9.27
#FFFFFF	9.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#154C8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00438A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c428c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 66, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.126 267.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7176ae',
    500: '#2c428c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c428c;
$custom-light: #7176ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c428c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.25,
    "s": 52.174,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40477,
    "c": 0.12578,
    "h": 267.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C428C

secondary

#B5A15F

accent

#BB4CDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080810

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C428C

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

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