#2C499D#2C499D

#2C499D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.141 H 266.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C499D
RGB	rgb(44, 73, 157)
HSL	hsl(225, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(225, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 53.5%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.42, 19.05, -48.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.42, 52.55, 291.26°)
OKLab	oklab(43.3% -0.0093 -0.1408)
OKLCH	oklch(43.3% 0.141 266.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.5049, 7.7339, 32.8836)
Luminance	0.0774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2C499D #9D802C

analogous

#2C829D #2C499D #482C9D

triadic

#2C499D #9D2C49 #499D2C

tetradic

#2C499D #9D2C82 #9D802C #2C9D48

square

#2C499D #9D2C82 #9D802C #2C9D48

split-complementary

#2C499D #9D482C #829D2C

monochromatic

#111D3D #1F336D #2C499D #3D61C9 #6D88D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.24

#2C499D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#2C499D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C499D

8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C499D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C499D	1.00	8.24	2.55	8.24
#FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F54A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c499d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 73, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.141 266.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#747bbb',
    500: '#2c499d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c499d;
$custom-light: #747bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c499d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.602,
    "s": 56.219,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43296,
    "c": 0.14116,
    "h": 266.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C499D

secondary

#BDA768

accent

#B948E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF6

border

#C9C8D0

text

#090912

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C499D

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

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