#2C508B#2C508B
#2C508B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.106 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C508B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 80, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 42.4%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.26, 7.51, -36.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.26, 37.44, 281.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.56% -0.0189 -0.1046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.56% 0.106 259.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5659, 8.1360, 25.5401) |
| Luminance | 0.0814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 1.76
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.76
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 3.73
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.79
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.11
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C508B #8B672C
analogous
#2C7F8B #2C508B #372C8B
triadic
#2C508B #8B2C50 #508B2C
tetradic
#2C508B #8B2C7F #8B672C #2C8B37
square
#2C508B #8B2C7F #8B672C #2C8B37
split-complementary
#2C508B #8B372C #7F8B2C
monochromatic
#0F1A2E #1D355D #2C508B #3B6BB9 #648CCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#2C508B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#2C508B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2C508B
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C508B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C508B | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#35558D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#264D8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c508b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 80, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.106 259.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7080ad',
500: '#2c508b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c508b; $custom-light: #7080ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c508b",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 80,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.263,
"s": 51.913,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43557,
"c": 0.10628,
"h": 259.8
},
"luminance": 0.08137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C508B
secondary
#B4945F
accent
#A54CDB
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEEF4
border
#C8C9CE
text
#080A10
muted
#7B7C7F