#2C4E8E#2C4E8E

#2C4E8E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.113 H 261.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4E8E
RGB	rgb(44, 78, 142)
HSL	hsl(219, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(219, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(69%, 45.1%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.85, 9.98, -39.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.85, 40.43, 284.29°)
OKLab	oklab(43.3% -0.0162 -0.1119)
OKLCH	oklch(43.3% 0.113 261.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.6438, 7.9364, 26.6623)
Luminance	0.0794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4E8E #8E6C2C

analogous

#2C7F8E #2C4E8E #3B2C8E

triadic

#2C4E8E #8E2C4E #4E8E2C

tetradic

#2C4E8E #8E2C7F #8E6C2C #2C8E3B

square

#2C4E8E #8E2C7F #8E6C2C #2C8E3B

split-complementary

#2C4E8E #8E3B2C #7F8E2C

monochromatic

#0F1B31 #1E345F #2C4E8E #3A68BD #658ACF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.12

#2C4E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#2C4E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4E8E

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4E8E	1.00	8.12	2.59	8.12
#FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F5490

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E4B8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 78, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.113 261.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717faf',
    500: '#2c4e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4e8e;
$custom-light: #717faf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.184,
    "s": 52.688,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43297,
    "c": 0.11311,
    "h": 261.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4E8E

secondary

#B69860

accent

#AA4CDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4E8E

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

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