#2C4599#2C4599

#2C4599 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.141 H 267.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4599
RGB	rgb(44, 69, 153)
HSL	hsl(226, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(226, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 54.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.01, 20.22, -48.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.01, 52.86, 292.50°)
OKLab	oklab(42.14% -0.0061 -0.1405)
OKLCH	oklch(42.14% 0.141 267.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.9146, 7.0907, 31.0297)
Luminance	0.0709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4599 #99802C

analogous

#2C7B99 #2C4599 #492C99

triadic

#2C4599 #992C45 #45992C

tetradic

#2C4599 #992C7B #99802C #2C9949

square

#2C4599 #992C7B #99802C #2C9949

split-complementary

#2C4599 #99492C #7B992C

monochromatic

#111A3A #1E3069 #2C4599 #3B5BC7 #6B83D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.68

#2C4599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#2C4599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4599

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4599	1.00	8.68	2.42	8.68
#FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#04519C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005968

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 69, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.141 267.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7378b8',
    500: '#2c4599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4599;
$custom-light: #7378b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.239,
    "s": 55.33,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42137,
    "c": 0.14063,
    "h": 267.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4599

secondary

#BBA866

accent

#BC49DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4599

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

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