#2C538C#2C538C

#2C538C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.104 H 257.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C538C
RGB	rgb(44, 83, 140)
HSL	hsl(216, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(216, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.6%, 40.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.23, 5.92, -35.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.23, 36.24, 279.40°)
OKLab	oklab(44.33% -0.0218 -0.1018)
OKLCH	oklch(44.33% 0.104 257.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.8639, 8.6145, 26.0015)
Luminance	0.0862 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C538C #8C652C

analogous

#2C838C #2C538C #352C8C

triadic

#2C538C #8C2C53 #538C2C

tetradic

#2C538C #8C2C83 #8C652C #2C8C35

square

#2C538C #8C2C83 #8C652C #2C8C35

split-complementary

#2C538C #8C352C #838C2C

monochromatic

#0F1C2F #1D375D #2C538C #3B6FBB #648FCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#2C538C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#2C538C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C538C

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C538C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C538C	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39588E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B4F8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006068

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c538c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 83, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.104 257.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7083ae',
    500: '#2c538c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c538c;
$custom-light: #7083ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c538c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.625,
    "s": 52.174,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44326,
    "c": 0.10413,
    "h": 257.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C538C

secondary

#B5925F

accent

#A14CDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C538C

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →