#2C509D#2C509D

#2C509D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.132 H 263.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C509D
RGB	rgb(44, 80, 157)
HSL	hsl(221, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(221, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 49%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.41, 14.37, -45.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.41, 47.97, 287.43°)
OKLab	oklab(44.81% -0.0156 -0.1313)
OKLCH	oklch(44.81% 0.132 263.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.9910, 8.7061, 33.0456)
Luminance	0.0871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C509D #9D792C

analogous

#2C899D #2C509D #412C9D

triadic

#2C509D #9D2C50 #509D2C

tetradic

#2C509D #9D2C89 #9D792C #2C9D41

square

#2C509D #9D2C89 #9D792C #2C9D41

split-complementary

#2C509D #9D412C #899D2C

monochromatic

#111F3D #1F386D #2C509D #3D6AC9 #6D8FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#2C509D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#2C509D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C509D

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C509D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C509D	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2659A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#054E9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00626F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c509d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 80, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.132 263.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7480ba',
    500: '#2c509d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c509d;
$custom-light: #7480ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c509d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.885,
    "s": 56.219,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4481,
    "c": 0.1322,
    "h": 263.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C509D

secondary

#BDA268

accent

#AF48E0

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C509D

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

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