#2C4399#2C4399

#2C4399 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.143 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4399
RGB	rgb(44, 67, 153)
HSL	hsl(227, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(227, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 56.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.46, 21.57, -49.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.46, 54.21, 293.45°)
OKLab	oklab(41.72% -0.0044 -0.1432)
OKLCH	oklch(41.72% 0.143 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.7936, 6.8488, 30.9893)
Luminance	0.0685 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4399 #99822C

analogous

#2C7999 #2C4399 #4B2C99

triadic

#2C4399 #992C43 #43992C

tetradic

#2C4399 #992C79 #99822C #2C994B

square

#2C4399 #992C79 #99822C #2C994B

split-complementary

#2C4399 #994B2C #79992C

monochromatic

#11193A #1E2E69 #2C4399 #3B59C7 #6B81D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.86

#2C4399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#2C4399 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4399

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4399	1.00	8.86	2.37	8.86
#FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005867

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 67, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.143 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7476b8',
    500: '#2c4399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4399;
$custom-light: #7476b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.339,
    "s": 55.33,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41721,
    "c": 0.14324,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4399

secondary

#BBA966

accent

#BF49DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4399

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

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