#2C4591#2C4591

#2C4591 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.129 H 266.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4591
RGB	rgb(44, 69, 145)
HSL	hsl(225, 53%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(225, 70%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.7%, 52.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.43, 17.18, -44.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.43, 48.08, 290.94°)
OKLab	oklab(41.51% -0.0069 -0.1289)
OKLCH	oklch(41.51% 0.129 266.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.2759, 6.8352, 27.6658)
Luminance	0.0684 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4591 #91782C

analogous

#2C7791 #2C4591 #462C91

triadic

#2C4591 #912C45 #45912C

tetradic

#2C4591 #912C77 #91782C #2C9146

square

#2C4591 #912C77 #91782C #2C9146

split-complementary

#2C4591 #91462C #77912C

monochromatic

#101833 #1E2F62 #2C4591 #3A5BC0 #6781D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.87

#2C4591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#2C4591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4591

8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4591	1.00	8.87	2.37	8.87
#FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#174F94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00468F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005764

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 69, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.129 266.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7278b2',
    500: '#2c4591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4591;
$custom-light: #7278b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.149,
    "s": 53.439,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4151,
    "c": 0.12911,
    "h": 266.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4591

secondary

#B7A262

accent

#B94BDD

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4591

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

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