#2C4A8A#2C4A8A

#2C4A8A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.112 H 263.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4A8A
RGB	rgb(44, 74, 138)
HSL	hsl(221, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(221, 68%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.1%, 46.4%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.41, 11.14, -39.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.41, 40.59, 285.92°)
OKLab	oklab(42.11% -0.0128 -0.1116)
OKLCH	oklch(42.11% 0.112 263.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.0733, 7.2672, 25.0171)
Luminance	0.0727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4A8A #8A6C2C

analogous

#2C798A #2C4A8A #3D2C8A

triadic

#2C4A8A #8A2C4A #4A8A2C

tetradic

#2C4A8A #8A2C79 #8A6C2C #2C8A3D

square

#2C4A8A #8A2C79 #8A6C2C #2C8A3D

split-complementary

#2C4A8A #8A3D2C #798A2C

monochromatic

#0E182D #1D315C #2C4A8A #3B63B8 #6385CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#2C4A8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#2C4A8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4A8A

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4A8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4A8A	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B518C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A4889

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005963

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4a8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 74, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.112 263.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707cac',
    500: '#2c4a8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4a8a;
$custom-light: #707cac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4a8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.851,
    "s": 51.648,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42105,
    "c": 0.11232,
    "h": 263.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4A8A

secondary

#B4985E

accent

#AE4DDB

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4A8A

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

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