#2C4E8C#2C4E8C

#2C4E8C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.110 H 261.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4E8C
RGB	rgb(44, 78, 140)
HSL	hsl(219, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(219, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.6%, 44.3%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.73, 9.22, -38.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.73, 39.25, 283.58°)
OKLab	oklab(43.16% -0.0166 -0.1089)
OKLCH	oklch(43.16% 0.11 261.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.4950, 7.8769, 25.8786)
Luminance	0.0788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4E8C #8C6A2C

analogous

#2C7E8C #2C4E8C #3A2C8C

triadic

#2C4E8C #8C2C4E #4E8C2C

tetradic

#2C4E8C #8C2C7E #8C6A2C #2C8C3A

square

#2C4E8C #8C2C7E #8C6A2C #2C8C3A

split-complementary

#2C4E8C #8C3A2C #7E8C2C

monochromatic

#0F1A2F #1D345D #2C4E8C #3B68BB #648ACE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.15

#2C4E8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#2C4E8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4E8C

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4E8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4E8C	1.00	8.15	2.58	8.15
#FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#31548E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#214B8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4e8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 78, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.110 261.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707fae',
    500: '#2c4e8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4e8c;
$custom-light: #707fae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4e8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.75,
    "s": 52.174,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4316,
    "c": 0.11019,
    "h": 261.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4E8C

secondary

#B5965F

accent

#A94CDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4E8C

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

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