#2C5188#2C5188

#2C5188 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.101 H 258.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C5188
RGB	rgb(44, 81, 136)
HSL	hsl(216, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(216, 68%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 40.4%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.39, 5.72, -34.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.39, 35.11, 279.38°)
OKLab	oklab(43.6% -0.0206 -0.0986)
OKLCH	oklch(43.6% 0.101 258.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.4235, 8.1971, 24.4261)
Luminance	0.0820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C5188 #88632C

analogous

#2C7F88 #2C5188 #352C88

triadic

#2C5188 #882C51 #51882C

tetradic

#2C5188 #882C7F #88632C #2C8835

square

#2C5188 #882C7F #88632C #2C8835

split-complementary

#2C5188 #88352C #7F882C

monochromatic

#0E1A2C #1D355A #2C5188 #3B6DB6 #628DCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#2C5188 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#2C5188 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C5188

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C5188	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C5188	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38568A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B4D87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c5188;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 81, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.101 258.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f81ab',
    500: '#2c5188',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c5188;
$custom-light: #6f81ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c5188",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.87,
    "s": 51.111,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43597,
    "c": 0.10073,
    "h": 258.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C5188

secondary

#B3905D

accent

#A24DDB

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C5188

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

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