#2C498E#2C498E

#2C498E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.119 H 264.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C498E
RGB	rgb(44, 73, 142)
HSL	hsl(222, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(222, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(69%, 48.6%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.38, 13.33, -41.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.38, 43.63, 287.79°)
OKLab	oklab(42.17% -0.0111 -0.119)
OKLCH	oklch(42.17% 0.12 264.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.3020, 7.2527, 26.5483)
Luminance	0.0725 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C498E #8E712C

analogous

#2C7A8E #2C498E #402C8E

triadic

#2C498E #8E2C49 #498E2C

tetradic

#2C498E #8E2C7A #8E712C #2C8E40

square

#2C498E #8E2C7A #8E712C #2C8E40

split-complementary

#2C498E #8E402C #7A8E2C

monochromatic

#0F1931 #1E315F #2C498E #3A61BD #6585CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.57

#2C498E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#2C498E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C498E

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C498E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C498E	1.00	8.57	2.45	8.57
#FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#255191

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F488D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005964

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c498e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 73, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.119 264.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717baf',
    500: '#2c498e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c498e;
$custom-light: #717baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c498e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.245,
    "s": 52.688,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42165,
    "c": 0.1195,
    "h": 264.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C498E

secondary

#B69C60

accent

#B14CDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF5

border

#C8C8CF

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C498E

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

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