#2C4996#2C4996

#2C4996 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.131 H 265.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4996
RGB	rgb(44, 73, 150)
HSL	hsl(224, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(224, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 51.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.92, 16.38, -45.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.92, 48.40, 289.78°)
OKLab	oklab(42.76% -0.01 -0.1307)
OKLCH	oklch(42.76% 0.131 265.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.9243, 7.5017, 29.8259)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4996 #96792C

analogous

#2C7E96 #2C4996 #442C96

triadic

#2C4996 #962C49 #49962C

tetradic

#2C4996 #962C7E #96792C #2C9644

square

#2C4996 #962C7E #96792C #2C9644

split-complementary

#2C4996 #96442C #7E962C

monochromatic

#101B37 #1E3267 #2C4996 #3A60C5 #6986D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#2C4996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#2C4996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4996

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4996	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C5399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004994

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 73, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.131 265.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#737bb5',
    500: '#2c4996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4996;
$custom-light: #737bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.585,
    "s": 54.639,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42757,
    "c": 0.13114,
    "h": 265.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4996

secondary

#BAA264

accent

#B54ADE

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4996

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

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