#2C538D#2C538D

#2C538D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.106 H 258.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C538D
RGB	rgb(44, 83, 141)
HSL	hsl(216, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(216, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 41.1%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.29, 6.29, -36.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.29, 36.81, 279.85°)
OKLab	oklab(44.39% -0.0215 -0.1033)
OKLCH	oklch(44.39% 0.106 258.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.9380, 8.6442, 26.3916)
Luminance	0.0864 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C538D #8D662C

analogous

#2C848D #2C538D #362C8D

triadic

#2C538D #8D2C53 #538D2C

tetradic

#2C538D #8D2C84 #8D662C #2C8D36

square

#2C538D #8D2C84 #8D662C #2C8D36

split-complementary

#2C538D #8D362C #848D2C

monochromatic

#0F1C30 #1D385E #2C538D #3B6EBC #658FCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#2C538D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#2C538D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C538D

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C538D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C538D	1.00	7.70	2.73	7.70
#FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39588F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A4F8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006069

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c538d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 83, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.106 258.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7082af',
    500: '#2c538d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c538d;
$custom-light: #7082af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c538d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.876,
    "s": 52.432,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44391,
    "c": 0.10555,
    "h": 258.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C538D

secondary

#B59360

accent

#A24CDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C538D

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

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