#2C429D#2C429D

#2C429D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.150 H 268.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C429D
RGB	rgb(44, 66, 157)
HSL	hsl(228, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(228, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 58%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.50, 23.76, -52.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.50, 57.26, 294.51°)
OKLab	oklab(41.85% -0.0034 -0.1501)
OKLCH	oklch(41.85% 0.15 268.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.0706, 6.8653, 32.7389)
Luminance	0.0687 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C429D #9D872C

analogous

#2C7A9D #2C429D #4F2C9D

triadic

#2C429D #9D2C42 #429D2C

tetradic

#2C429D #9D2C7A #9D872C #2C9D4F

square

#2C429D #9D2C7A #9D872C #2C9D4F

split-complementary

#2C429D #9D4F2C #7A9D2C

monochromatic

#111A3D #1F2E6D #2C429D #3D59C9 #6D82D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#2C429D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#2C429D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C429D

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C429D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C429D	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00459B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c429d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 66, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.150 268.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7576bb',
    500: '#2c429d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c429d;
$custom-light: #7576bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c429d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.319,
    "s": 56.219,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41847,
    "c": 0.15017,
    "h": 268.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C429D

secondary

#BDAC68

accent

#C248E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#090812

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C429D

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

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