#2C429A#2C429A

#2C429A is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.146 H 268.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C429A
RGB	rgb(44, 66, 154)
HSL	hsl(228, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(228, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 57.1%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.26, 22.62, -50.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.26, 55.48, 294.07°)
OKLab	oklab(41.6% -0.0035 -0.1459)
OKLCH	oklch(41.6% 0.146 268.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.8176, 6.7641, 31.4065)
Luminance	0.0677 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C429A #9A842C

analogous

#2C799A #2C429A #4D2C9A

triadic

#2C429A #9A2C42 #429A2C

tetradic

#2C429A #9A2C79 #9A842C #2C9A4D

square

#2C429A #9A2C79 #9A842C #2C9A4D

split-complementary

#2C429A #9A4D2C #799A2C

monochromatic

#11193B #1E2E6A #2C429A #3C58C7 #6C81D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.92

#2C429A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#2C429A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C429A

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C429A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C429A	1.00	8.92	2.35	8.92
#FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005767

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c429a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 66, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.146 268.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7476b8',
    500: '#2c429a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c429a;
$custom-light: #7476b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c429a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41598,
    "c": 0.14595,
    "h": 268.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C429A

secondary

#BCAB66

accent

#C149DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C429A

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

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