#2C4B99#2C4B99

#2C4B99 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.133 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4B99
RGB	rgb(44, 75, 153)
HSL	hsl(223, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(223, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 51%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.70, 16.18, -46.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.70, 48.86, 289.34°)
OKLab	oklab(43.42% -0.0115 -0.1324)
OKLCH	oklch(43.42% 0.133 265)
XYZ	xyz(9.3025, 7.8666, 31.1590)
Luminance	0.0787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4B99 #997A2C

analogous

#2C8199 #2C4B99 #432C99

triadic

#2C4B99 #992C4B #4B992C

tetradic

#2C4B99 #992C81 #997A2C #2C9943

square

#2C4B99 #992C81 #997A2C #2C9943

split-complementary

#2C4B99 #99432C #81992C

monochromatic

#111C3A #1E3469 #2C4B99 #3B63C7 #6B89D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#2C4B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#2C4B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4B99

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4B99	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E559C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 75, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.133 265.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#737cb8',
    500: '#2c4b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4b99;
$custom-light: #737cb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.936,
    "s": 55.33,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43419,
    "c": 0.13286,
    "h": 265
  },
  "luminance": 0.07868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4B99

secondary

#BBA366

accent

#B449DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4B99

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

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