#2C4990#2C4990

#2C4990 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.122 H 264.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4990
RGB	rgb(44, 73, 144)
HSL	hsl(223, 53%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(223, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 49.3%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.51, 14.09, -42.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.51, 44.82, 288.33°)
OKLab	oklab(42.31% -0.0108 -0.1219)
OKLCH	oklch(42.31% 0.122 264.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.4535, 7.3133, 27.3463)
Luminance	0.0731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4990 #90732C

analogous

#2C7B90 #2C4990 #412C90

triadic

#2C4990 #902C49 #49902C

tetradic

#2C4990 #902C7B #90732C #2C9041

square

#2C4990 #902C7B #90732C #2C9041

split-complementary

#2C4990 #90412C #7B902C

monochromatic

#0F1932 #1E3161 #2C4990 #3A61BF #6685D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.53

#2C4990 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#2C4990 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4990

8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4990	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4990	1.00	8.53	2.46	8.53
#FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235193

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A488F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4990;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 73, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.122 264.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717bb1',
    500: '#2c4990',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4990;
$custom-light: #717bb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4990",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.6,
    "s": 53.191,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42311,
    "c": 0.12242,
    "h": 264.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4990

secondary

#B79E61

accent

#B24BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF5

border

#C8C8CF

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4990

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

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