#2C498B#2C498B

#2C498B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.115 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C498B
RGB	rgb(44, 73, 139)
HSL	hsl(222, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(222, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 47.5%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.18, 12.19, -40.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.18, 41.83, 286.94°)
OKLab	oklab(41.95% -0.0116 -0.1145)
OKLCH	oklch(41.95% 0.115 264.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.0798, 7.1639, 25.3780)
Luminance	0.0717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C498B #8B6E2C

analogous

#2C788B #2C498B #3E2C8B

triadic

#2C498B #8B2C49 #498B2C

tetradic

#2C498B #8B2C78 #8B6E2C #2C8B3E

square

#2C498B #8B2C78 #8B6E2C #2C8B3E

split-complementary

#2C498B #8B3E2C #788B2C

monochromatic

#0F182E #1D315D #2C498B #3B61B9 #6484CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.63

#2C498B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#2C498B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C498B

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C498B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C498B	1.00	8.63	2.43	8.63
#FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28508D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#15488A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005863

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c498b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 73, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.115 264.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707bad',
    500: '#2c498b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c498b;
$custom-light: #707bad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c498b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.684,
    "s": 51.913,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41949,
    "c": 0.11509,
    "h": 264.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C498B

secondary

#B49A5F

accent

#B04CDB

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C498B

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

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