#2C438B#2C438B

#2C438B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.123 H 267.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C438B
RGB	rgb(44, 67, 139)
HSL	hsl(225, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(225, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 51.8%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.43, 16.25, -42.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.43, 45.81, 290.78°)
OKLab	oklab(40.62% -0.0056 -0.1228)
OKLCH	oklch(40.62% 0.123 267.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.7045, 6.4131, 25.2529)
Luminance	0.0641 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C438B #8B742C

analogous

#2C728B #2C438B #442C8B

triadic

#2C438B #8B2C43 #438B2C

tetradic

#2C438B #8B2C72 #8B742C #2C8B44

square

#2C438B #8B2C72 #8B742C #2C8B44

split-complementary

#2C438B #8B442C #728B2C

monochromatic

#0F162E #1D2D5D #2C438B #3B59B9 #647DCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.20

#2C438B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#2C438B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C438B

9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C438B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C438B	1.00	9.20	2.28	9.20
#FFFFFF	9.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#194C8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00448A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005460

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c438b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 67, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.123 267.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7176ad',
    500: '#2c438b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c438b;
$custom-light: #7176ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c438b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.474,
    "s": 51.913,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40617,
    "c": 0.12298,
    "h": 267.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C438B

secondary

#B49F5F

accent

#B94CDB

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080810

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C438B

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

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