#2C459E#2C459E

#2C459E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.148 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C459E
RGB	rgb(44, 69, 158)
HSL	hsl(227, 56%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(227, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 56.3%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.39, 22.12, -51.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.39, 55.82, 293.35°)
OKLab	oklab(42.54% -0.0058 -0.1476)
OKLCH	oklch(42.54% 0.148 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.3362, 7.2594, 33.2503)
Luminance	0.0726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C459E #9E852C

analogous

#2C7E9E #2C459E #4C2C9E

triadic

#2C459E #9E2C45 #459E2C

tetradic

#2C459E #9E2C7E #9E852C #2C9E4C

square

#2C459E #9E2C7E #9E852C #2C9E4C

split-complementary

#2C459E #9E4C2C #7E9E2C

monochromatic

#111B3E #1F306E #2C459E #3E5DC9 #6E85D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#2C459E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#2C459E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C459E

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C459E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C459E	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00479C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c459e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 69, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.148 267.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7578bb',
    500: '#2c459e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c459e;
$custom-light: #7578bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c459e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.842,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42541,
    "c": 0.14772,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C459E

secondary

#BEAB68

accent

#BE48E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#090812

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C459E

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

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