#2C429C#2C429C

#2C429C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.149 H 268.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C429C
RGB	rgb(44, 66, 156)
HSL	hsl(228, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(228, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 57.7%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.42, 23.38, -51.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.42, 56.66, 294.37°)
OKLab	oklab(41.76% -0.0034 -0.1487)
OKLCH	oklch(41.76% 0.149 268.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.9856, 6.8313, 32.2911)
Luminance	0.0683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C429C #9C862C

analogous

#2C7A9C #2C429C #4E2C9C

triadic

#2C429C #9C2C42 #429C2C

tetradic

#2C429C #9C2C7A #9C862C #2C9C4E

square

#2C429C #9C2C7A #9C862C #2C9C4E

split-complementary

#2C429C #9C4E2C #7A9C2C

monochromatic

#111A3D #1F2E6C #2C429C #3D58C8 #6D81D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.87

#2C429C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#2C429C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C429C

8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C429C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C429C	1.00	8.87	2.37	8.87
#FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00459A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005868

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c429c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 66, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.149 268.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7476ba',
    500: '#2c429c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c429c;
$custom-light: #7476ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c429c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.214,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41764,
    "c": 0.14877,
    "h": 268.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C429C

secondary

#BDAC67

accent

#C249DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#090812

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C429C

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

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