#2C517E#2C517E

#2C517E is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.086 H 254.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C517E
RGB	rgb(44, 81, 126)
HSL	hsl(213, 48%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(213, 65%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.1%, 35.7%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.83, 2.00, -29.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.83, 29.45, 273.89°)
OKLab	oklab(42.98% -0.0233 -0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(42.98% 0.086 254.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.7457, 7.9260, 20.8563)
Luminance	0.0793 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C517E #7E592C

analogous

#2C7A7E #2C517E #302C7E

triadic

#2C517E #7E2C51 #517E2C

tetradic

#2C517E #7E2C7A #7E592C #2C7E30

square

#2C517E #7E2C7A #7E592C #2C7E30

split-complementary

#2C517E #7E302C #7A7E2C

monochromatic

#0C1723 #1C3451 #2C517E #3C6EAB #5E8DC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.12

#2C517E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#2C517E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C517E

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C517E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C517E	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)

#3E5480

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#334C7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c517e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 81, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.086 254.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e81a3',
    500: '#2c517e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c517e;
$custom-light: #6e81a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c517e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.927,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42976,
    "c": 0.08639,
    "h": 254.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C517E

secondary

#AD8759

accent

#9B50D8

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#080A0F

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C517E

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

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