#2C538E#2C538E

#2C538E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.107 H 258.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C538E
RGB	rgb(44, 83, 142)
HSL	hsl(216, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(216, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(69%, 41.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.35, 6.67, -36.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.35, 37.38, 280.28°)
OKLab	oklab(44.46% -0.0213 -0.1048)
OKLCH	oklch(44.46% 0.107 258.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.0127, 8.6741, 26.7852)
Luminance	0.0867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C538E #8E672C

analogous

#2C848E #2C538E #362C8E

triadic

#2C538E #8E2C53 #538E2C

tetradic

#2C538E #8E2C84 #8E672C #2C8E36

square

#2C538E #8E2C84 #8E672C #2C8E36

split-complementary

#2C538E #8E362C #848E2C

monochromatic

#0F1C31 #1E385F #2C538E #3A6EBD #658FCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#2C538E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#2C538E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C538E

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C538E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C538E	1.00	7.68	2.73	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385890

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#294F8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006169

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c538e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 83, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.107 258.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7182af',
    500: '#2c538e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c538e;
$custom-light: #7182af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c538e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.122,
    "s": 52.688,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44456,
    "c": 0.10699,
    "h": 258.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C538E

secondary

#B69460

accent

#A34CDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF4

border

#C8C9CE

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C538E

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

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