#2C4C8F#2C4C8F

#2C4C8F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.117 H 263.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4C8F
RGB	rgb(44, 76, 143)
HSL	hsl(221, 53%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(221, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 46.9%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.32, 11.70, -40.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.32, 42.28, 286.06°)
OKLab	oklab(42.91% -0.014 -0.1163)
OKLCH	oklch(42.91% 0.117 263.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.5793, 7.6867, 27.0128)
Luminance	0.0769 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4C8F #8F6F2C

analogous

#2C7E8F #2C4C8F #3E2C8F

triadic

#2C4C8F #8F2C4C #4C8F2C

tetradic

#2C4C8F #8F2C7E #8F6F2C #2C8F3E

square

#2C4C8F #8F2C7E #8F6F2C #2C8F3E

split-complementary

#2C4C8F #8F3E2C #7E8F2C

monochromatic

#0F1A31 #1E3360 #2C4C8F #3A65BE #6688D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.28

#2C4C8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#2C4C8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4C8F

8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4C8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4C8F	1.00	8.28	2.54	8.28
#FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A5392

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#174A8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4c8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 76, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.117 263.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717db0',
    500: '#2c4c8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4c8f;
$custom-light: #717db0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4c8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.606,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42911,
    "c": 0.1171,
    "h": 263.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4C8F

secondary

#B69B61

accent

#AE4BDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF5

border

#C8C9CF

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4C8F

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

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