#2C497D#2C497D
#2C497D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.094 H 261.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C497D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 73, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 48%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 65%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.8%, 41.6%, 0%, 51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.30, 6.90, -32.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.30, 33.48, 281.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.99% -0.0144 -0.0932) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.99% 0.094 261.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.1216, 6.7806, 20.3315) |
| Luminance | 0.0678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.89
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 3.85
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.02
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.30
Prussian Blue
#004577
ΔE00 4.96
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C497D #7D602C
analogous
#2C717D #2C497D #382C7D
triadic
#2C497D #7D2C49 #497D2C
tetradic
#2C497D #7D2C71 #7D602C #2C7D38
square
#2C497D #7D2C71 #7D602C #2C7D38
split-complementary
#2C497D #7D382C #717D2C
monochromatic
#0C1422 #1C2F50 #2C497D #3C63AA #5D83C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.91
#2C497D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.36
#2C497D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2C497D
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C497D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C497D | 1.00 | 8.91 | 2.36 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#324E7F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#27467C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00555D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c497d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 73, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.094 261.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d7ba3',
500: '#2c497d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c497d; $custom-light: #6d7ba3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c497d",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 73,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.519,
"s": 47.929,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40992,
"c": 0.09429,
"h": 261.2
},
"luminance": 0.06781
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C497D
secondary
#AC8E59
accent
#A750D8
background
#F6F7FA
surface
#ECEDF4
border
#C7C8CE
text
#08090F
muted
#7B7B7F