#2C4A8D#2C4A8D

#2C4A8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.117 H 264.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4A8D
RGB	rgb(44, 74, 141)
HSL	hsl(221, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(221, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 47.5%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.60, 12.28, -40.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.60, 42.38, 286.84°)
OKLab	oklab(42.32% -0.0123 -0.1161)
OKLCH	oklch(42.32% 0.117 264)
XYZ	xyz(8.2935, 7.3553, 26.1768)
Luminance	0.0736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4A8D #8D6F2C

analogous

#2C7B8D #2C4A8D #3F2C8D

triadic

#2C4A8D #8D2C4A #4A8D2C

tetradic

#2C4A8D #8D2C7B #8D6F2C #2C8D3F

square

#2C4A8D #8D2C7B #8D6F2C #2C8D3F

split-complementary

#2C4A8D #8D3F2C #7B8D2C

monochromatic

#0F1930 #1D325E #2C4A8D #3B62BC #6585CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#2C4A8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#2C4A8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4A8D

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4A8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4A8D	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#285190

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#15498C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4a8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 74, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.117 264.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717caf',
    500: '#2c4a8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4a8d;
$custom-light: #717caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4a8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.443,
    "s": 52.432,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42317,
    "c": 0.11674,
    "h": 264
  },
  "luminance": 0.07356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4A8D

secondary

#B59B60

accent

#AF4CDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4A8D

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

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