#2C517D#2C517D

#2C517D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.085 H 253.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C517D
RGB	rgb(44, 81, 125)
HSL	hsl(213, 48%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(213, 65%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 35.2%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.77, 1.63, -28.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.77, 28.89, 273.24°)
OKLab	oklab(42.92% -0.0236 -0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(42.92% 0.085 253.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.6815, 7.9003, 20.5182)
Luminance	0.0790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C517D #7D582C

analogous

#2C797D #2C517D #302C7D

triadic

#2C517D #7D2C51 #517D2C

tetradic

#2C517D #7D2C79 #7D582C #2C7D30

square

#2C517D #7D2C79 #7D582C #2C7D30

split-complementary

#2C517D #7D302C #797D2C

monochromatic

#0C1622 #1C3450 #2C517D #3C6EAA #5D8DC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.14

#2C517D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#2C517D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C517D

8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C517D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C517D	1.00	8.14	2.58	8.14
#FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E547F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#334C7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c517d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 81, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.085 253.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d81a3',
    500: '#2c517d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c517d;
$custom-light: #6d81a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c517d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.593,
    "s": 47.929,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42916,
    "c": 0.08497,
    "h": 253.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C517D

secondary

#AC8659

accent

#9A50D8

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF3

border

#C7C9CD

text

#080A0F

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C517D

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

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