#2C429F#2C429F

#2C429F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.153 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C429F
RGB	rgb(44, 66, 159)
HSL	hsl(229, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(229, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.3%, 58.5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.66, 24.51, -53.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.66, 58.44, 294.80°)
OKLab	oklab(42.02% -0.0033 -0.1529)
OKLCH	oklch(42.02% 0.153 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.2428, 6.9342, 33.6455)
Luminance	0.0693 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C429F #9F892C

analogous

#2C7B9F #2C429F #502C9F

triadic

#2C429F #9F2C42 #429F2C

tetradic

#2C429F #9F2C7B #9F892C #2C9F50

square

#2C429F #9F2C7B #9F892C #2C9F50

split-complementary

#2C429F #9F502C #7B9F2C

monochromatic

#111A3F #1F2E6F #2C429F #3E59CA #6E82D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.80

#2C429F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#2C429F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C429F

8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C429F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C429F	1.00	8.80	2.39	8.80
#FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00459D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00596A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c429f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 66, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.153 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7576bc',
    500: '#2c429f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c429f;
$custom-light: #7576bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c429f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.522,
    "s": 56.65,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42015,
    "c": 0.15298,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C429F

secondary

#BEAE69

accent

#C348E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#090812

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C429F

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

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