#2C498D#2C498D

#2C498D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.118 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C498D
RGB	rgb(44, 73, 141)
HSL	hsl(222, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(222, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 48.2%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.31, 12.95, -41.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.31, 43.03, 287.52°)
OKLab	oklab(42.09% -0.0113 -0.1175)
OKLCH	oklch(42.09% 0.118 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.2273, 7.2228, 26.1547)
Luminance	0.0722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C498D #8D702C

analogous

#2C7A8D #2C498D #402C8D

triadic

#2C498D #8D2C49 #498D2C

tetradic

#2C498D #8D2C7A #8D702C #2C8D40

square

#2C498D #8D2C7A #8D702C #2C8D40

split-complementary

#2C498D #8D402C #7A8D2C

monochromatic

#0F1930 #1D315E #2C498D #3B61BC #6584CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.59

#2C498D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#2C498D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C498D

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C498D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C498D	1.00	8.59	2.44	8.59
#FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265190

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#12488C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005964

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c498d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 73, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.118 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717baf',
    500: '#2c498d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c498d;
$custom-light: #717baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c498d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.062,
    "s": 52.432,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42092,
    "c": 0.11803,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C498D

secondary

#B59C60

accent

#B14CDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C498D

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

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