#2C4499#2C4499

#2C4499 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.142 H 267.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4499
RGB	rgb(44, 68, 153)
HSL	hsl(227, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(227, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 55.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.74, 20.90, -49.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.74, 53.53, 292.98°)
OKLab	oklab(41.93% -0.0053 -0.1418)
OKLCH	oklch(41.93% 0.142 267.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.8536, 6.9687, 31.0093)
Luminance	0.0697 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4499 #99812C

analogous

#2C7A99 #2C4499 #4A2C99

triadic

#2C4499 #992C44 #44992C

tetradic

#2C4499 #992C7A #99812C #2C994A

square

#2C4499 #992C7A #99812C #2C994A

split-complementary

#2C4499 #994A2C #7A992C

monochromatic

#111A3A #1E2F69 #2C4499 #3B5AC7 #6B82D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#2C4499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#2C4499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4499

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4499	1.00	8.77	2.39	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00509C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004697

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005967

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 68, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.142 267.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7477b8',
    500: '#2c4499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4499;
$custom-light: #7477b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.789,
    "s": 55.33,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41928,
    "c": 0.14194,
    "h": 267.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4499

secondary

#BBA866

accent

#BE49DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4499

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

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