#2C538F#2C538F

#2C538F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.108 H 258.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C538F
RGB	rgb(44, 83, 143)
HSL	hsl(216, 53%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(216, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 42%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.41, 7.05, -37.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.41, 37.96, 280.70°)
OKLab	oklab(44.52% -0.0211 -0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(44.52% 0.108 258.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.0881, 8.7042, 27.1824)
Luminance	0.0871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C538F #8F682C

analogous

#2C858F #2C538F #372C8F

triadic

#2C538F #8F2C53 #538F2C

tetradic

#2C538F #8F2C85 #8F682C #2C8F37

square

#2C538F #8F2C85 #8F682C #2C8F37

split-complementary

#2C538F #8F372C #858F2C

monochromatic

#0F1D31 #1E3860 #2C538F #3A6EBE #668FD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#2C538F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#2C538F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C538F

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C538F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C538F	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375891

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#284F8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00616A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c538f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 83, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.108 258.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7182b0',
    500: '#2c538f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c538f;
$custom-light: #7182b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c538f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.364,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44521,
    "c": 0.10842,
    "h": 258.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C538F

secondary

#B69461

accent

#A34BDC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF5

border

#C8C9CF

text

#080A10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C538F

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

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