#2C42CF#2C42CF

#2C42CF is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.216 H 268.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C42CF
RGB	rgb(44, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(232, 65%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(232, 79%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.86, 42.06, -74.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.86, 85.60, 299.43°)
OKLab	oklab(46.4% -0.005 -0.2159)
OKLCH	oklch(46.4% 0.216 268.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.2455, 8.9353, 59.9933)
Luminance	0.0894 (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

#2C42CF #CFB92C

analogous

#2C94CF #2C42CF #682CCF

triadic

#2C42CF #CF2C42 #42CF2C

tetradic

#2C42CF #CF2C94 #CFB92C #2CCF68

square

#2C42CF #CF2C94 #CFB92C #2CCF68

split-complementary

#2C42CF #CF682C #94CF2C

monochromatic

#17226A #21329D #2C42CF #5C6DDC #8E9AE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#2C42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#2C42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C42CF

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C42CF	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.216 268.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8177df',
    500: '#2c42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c42cf;
$custom-light: #8177df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.902,
    "s": 64.94,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46401,
    "c": 0.21597,
    "h": 268.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C42CF

secondary

#D1C785

accent

#D140E8

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0C0815

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C42CF

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

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