#2C4496#2C4496

#2C4496 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.138 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4496
RGB	rgb(44, 68, 150)
HSL	hsl(226, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(226, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 54.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.51, 19.76, -47.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.51, 51.74, 292.45°)
OKLab	oklab(41.69% -0.0055 -0.1375)
OKLCH	oklch(41.69% 0.138 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.6089, 6.8709, 29.7208)
Luminance	0.0687 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4496 #967E2C

analogous

#2C7996 #2C4496 #492C96

triadic

#2C4496 #962C44 #44962C

tetradic

#2C4496 #962C79 #967E2C #2C9649

square

#2C4496 #962C79 #967E2C #2C9649

split-complementary

#2C4496 #96492C #79962C

monochromatic

#101937 #1E2F67 #2C4496 #3A5AC5 #6981D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.84

#2C4496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#2C4496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4496

8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4496	1.00	8.84	2.37	8.84
#FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#074F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004694

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005866

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 68, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.138 267.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7377b5',
    500: '#2c4496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4496;
$custom-light: #7377b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.415,
    "s": 54.639,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41688,
    "c": 0.13765,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4496

secondary

#BAA664

accent

#BC4ADE

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4496

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

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