#2C4E8A#2C4E8A

#2C4E8A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.107 H 260.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4E8A
RGB	rgb(44, 78, 138)
HSL	hsl(218, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(218, 68%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.1%, 43.5%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.60, 8.46, -37.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.60, 38.08, 282.84°)
OKLab	oklab(43.03% -0.017 -0.1059)
OKLCH	oklch(43.03% 0.107 260.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.3489, 7.8184, 25.1089)
Luminance	0.0782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4E8A #8A682C

analogous

#2C7D8A #2C4E8A #392C8A

triadic

#2C4E8A #8A2C4E #4E8A2C

tetradic

#2C4E8A #8A2C7D #8A682C #2C8A39

square

#2C4E8A #8A2C7D #8A682C #2C8A39

split-complementary

#2C4E8A #8A392C #7D8A2C

monochromatic

#0E1A2D #1D345C #2C4E8A #3B68B8 #638ACD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.19

#2C4E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#2C4E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4E8A

8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4E8A	1.00	8.19	2.56	8.19
#FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#32548C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#234B89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 78, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.107 260.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707fac',
    500: '#2c4e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4e8a;
$custom-light: #707fac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.298,
    "s": 51.648,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43025,
    "c": 0.10727,
    "h": 260.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4E8A

secondary

#B4955E

accent

#A84DDB

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4E8A

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

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