#2C4699#2C4699

#2C4699 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.139 H 267.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4699
RGB	rgb(44, 70, 153)
HSL	hsl(226, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(226, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 54.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.29, 19.55, -48.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.29, 52.18, 292.00°)
OKLab	oklab(42.35% -0.007 -0.1392)
OKLCH	oklch(42.35% 0.139 267.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.9766, 7.2148, 31.0503)
Luminance	0.0722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4699 #997F2C

analogous

#2C7C99 #2C4699 #482C99

triadic

#2C4699 #992C46 #46992C

tetradic

#2C4699 #992C7C #997F2C #2C9948

square

#2C4699 #992C7C #997F2C #2C9948

split-complementary

#2C4699 #99482C #7C992C

monochromatic

#111B3A #1E3069 #2C4699 #3B5DC7 #6B84D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.60

#2C4699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#2C4699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4699

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4699	1.00	8.60	2.44	8.60
#FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A519C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 70, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.139 267.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7379b8',
    500: '#2c4699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4699;
$custom-light: #7379b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.688,
    "s": 55.33,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42347,
    "c": 0.13934,
    "h": 267.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4699

secondary

#BBA766

accent

#BB49DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4699

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

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