#2C488B#2C488B
#2C488B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.116 H 264.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C488B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 72, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 48.2%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.88, 12.86, -40.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.88, 42.48, 287.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.72% -0.0106 -0.1159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.72% 0.116 264.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0146, 7.0335, 25.3563) |
| Luminance | 0.0703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.89
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.30
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.66
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.74
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.83
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C488B #8B6F2C
analogous
#2C778B #2C488B #3F2C8B
triadic
#2C488B #8B2C48 #488B2C
tetradic
#2C488B #8B2C77 #8B6F2C #2C8B3F
square
#2C488B #8B2C77 #8B6F2C #2C8B3F
split-complementary
#2C488B #8B3F2C #778B2C
monochromatic
#0F182E #1D305D #2C488B #3B60B9 #6483CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.73
#2C488B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#2C488B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2C488B
8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C488B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C488B | 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)
#26508D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#12478A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005862
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c488b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 72, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.116 264.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#707aad',
500: '#2c488b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c488b; $custom-light: #707aad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c488b",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 72,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.316,
"s": 51.913,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41724,
"c": 0.11638,
"h": 264.8
},
"luminance": 0.07034
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C488B
secondary
#B49B5F
accent
#B14CDB
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEDF4
border
#C8C8CE
text
#080910
muted
#7B7B7F