#2C42C2#2C42C2

#2C42C2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.200 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C42C2
RGB	rgb(44, 66, 194)
HSL	hsl(231, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(231, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 66%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.65, 37.43, -68.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.65, 78.47, 298.49°)
OKLab	oklab(45.16% -0.004 -0.1996)
OKLCH	oklch(45.16% 0.2 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.7212, 8.3255, 51.9650)
Luminance	0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C42C2 #C2AC2C

analogous

#2C8DC2 #2C42C2 #612CC2

triadic

#2C42C2 #C22C42 #42C22C

tetradic

#2C42C2 #C22C8D #C2AC2C #2CC261

square

#2C42C2 #C22C8D #C2AC2C #2CC261

split-complementary

#2C42C2 #C2612C #8DC22C

monochromatic

#15205E #213190 #2C42C2 #5367D8 #8593E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#2C42C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#2C42C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C42C2

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C42C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C42C2	1.00	7.88	2.67	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c42c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 66, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.200 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d76d6',
    500: '#2c42c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c42c2;
$custom-light: #7d76d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c42c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.2,
    "s": 63.025,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45155,
    "c": 0.19964,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C42C2

secondary

#CDC17D

accent

#CE42E6

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C42C2

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

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