#2C4597#2C4597

#2C4597 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.138 H 267.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4597
RGB	rgb(44, 69, 151)
HSL	hsl(226, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(226, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 54.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.86, 19.46, -47.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.86, 51.66, 292.13°)
OKLab	oklab(41.98% -0.0063 -0.1376)
OKLCH	oklch(41.98% 0.138 267.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.7508, 7.0252, 30.1670)
Luminance	0.0703 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4597 #977E2C

analogous

#2C7A97 #2C4597 #482C97

triadic

#2C4597 #972C45 #45972C

tetradic

#2C4597 #972C7A #977E2C #2C9748

square

#2C4597 #972C7A #977E2C #2C9748

split-complementary

#2C4597 #97482C #7A972C

monochromatic

#101A38 #1E2F68 #2C4597 #3A5BC6 #6A83D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.73

#2C4597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#2C4597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4597

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4597	1.00	8.73	2.41	8.73
#FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A509A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004695

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005967

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 69, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.138 267.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7378b6',
    500: '#2c4597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4597;
$custom-light: #7378b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.981,
    "s": 54.872,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41978,
    "c": 0.13777,
    "h": 267.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4597

secondary

#BAA665

accent

#BB4ADE

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4597

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

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