#2C4497#2C4497

#2C4497 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.139 H 267.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4497
RGB	rgb(44, 68, 151)
HSL	hsl(227, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(227, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 55%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.59, 20.14, -48.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.59, 52.34, 292.63°)
OKLab	oklab(41.77% -0.0054 -0.139)
OKLCH	oklch(41.77% 0.139 267.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.6898, 6.9032, 30.1466)
Luminance	0.0690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4497 #977F2C

analogous

#2C7997 #2C4497 #492C97

triadic

#2C4497 #972C44 #44972C

tetradic

#2C4497 #972C79 #977F2C #2C9749

square

#2C4497 #972C79 #977F2C #2C9749

split-complementary

#2C4497 #97492C #79972C

monochromatic

#101938 #1E2F68 #2C4497 #3A5AC6 #6A82D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.82

#2C4497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#2C4497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4497

8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4497	1.00	8.82	2.38	8.82
#FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#044F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004695

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005866

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 68, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.139 267.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7377b6',
    500: '#2c4497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4497;
$custom-light: #7377b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.542,
    "s": 54.872,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41768,
    "c": 0.13909,
    "h": 267.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4497

secondary

#BAA765

accent

#BD4ADE

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4497

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

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