#2C499C#2C499C

#2C499C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.140 H 266.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C499C
RGB	rgb(44, 73, 156)
HSL	hsl(224, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(224, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 53.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.35, 18.67, -48.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.35, 51.96, 291.06°)
OKLab	oklab(43.22% -0.0094 -0.1394)
OKLCH	oklch(43.22% 0.14 266.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.4199, 7.6999, 32.4358)
Luminance	0.0770 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C499C #9C7F2C

analogous

#2C819C #2C499C #472C9C

triadic

#2C499C #9C2C49 #499C2C

tetradic

#2C499C #9C2C81 #9C7F2C #2C9C47

square

#2C499C #9C2C81 #9C7F2C #2C9C47

split-complementary

#2C499C #9C472C #819C2C

monochromatic

#111C3D #1F336C #2C499C #3D61C8 #6D88D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.27

#2C499C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#2C499C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C499C

8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C499C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C499C	1.00	8.27	2.54	8.27
#FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#12549F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c499c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 73, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.140 266.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#747bba',
    500: '#2c499c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c499c;
$custom-light: #747bba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c499c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.464,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43218,
    "c": 0.13974,
    "h": 266.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C499C

secondary

#BDA767

accent

#B849DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090912

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C499C

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

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