#2C498C#2C498C

#2C498C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.117 H 264.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C498C
RGB	rgb(44, 73, 140)
HSL	hsl(222, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(222, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.6%, 47.9%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.24, 12.57, -40.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.24, 42.43, 287.23°)
OKLab	oklab(42.02% -0.0114 -0.116)
OKLCH	oklch(42.02% 0.117 264.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.1532, 7.1932, 25.7646)
Luminance	0.0719 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C498C #8C6F2C

analogous

#2C798C #2C498C #3F2C8C

triadic

#2C498C #8C2C49 #498C2C

tetradic

#2C498C #8C2C79 #8C6F2C #2C8C3F

square

#2C498C #8C2C79 #8C6F2C #2C8C3F

split-complementary

#2C498C #8C3F2C #798C2C

monochromatic

#0F182F #1D315D #2C498C #3B61BB #6484CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.61

#2C498C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#2C498C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C498C

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C498C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C498C	1.00	8.61	2.44	8.61
#FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#27518F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#14488B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005963

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c498c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 73, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.117 264.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707bae',
    500: '#2c498c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c498c;
$custom-light: #707bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c498c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.875,
    "s": 52.174,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4202,
    "c": 0.11656,
    "h": 264.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C498C

secondary

#B59B5F

accent

#B04CDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C498C

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

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