#2C488F#2C488F

#2C488F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.122 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C488F
RGB	rgb(44, 72, 143)
HSL	hsl(223, 53%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(223, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 49.7%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.15, 14.39, -42.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.15, 44.88, 288.70°)
OKLab	oklab(42.02% -0.01 -0.1218)
OKLCH	oklch(42.02% 0.122 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.3123, 7.1526, 26.9238)
Luminance	0.0715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C488F #8F732C

analogous

#2C7A8F #2C488F #422C8F

triadic

#2C488F #8F2C48 #488F2C

tetradic

#2C488F #8F2C7A #8F732C #2C8F42

square

#2C488F #8F2C7A #8F732C #2C8F42

split-complementary

#2C488F #8F422C #7A8F2C

monochromatic

#0F1931 #1E3060 #2C488F #3A60BE #6684D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#2C488F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#2C488F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C488F

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C488F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C488F	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#225092

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#08478E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005964

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c488f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 72, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.122 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717ab0',
    500: '#2c488f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c488f;
$custom-light: #717ab0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c488f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.03,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42015,
    "c": 0.12226,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C488F

secondary

#B69E61

accent

#B34BDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF5

border

#C8C8CF

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C488F

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

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