#2C599C#2C599C

#2C599C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.120 H 258.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C599C
RGB	rgb(44, 89, 156)
HSL	hsl(216, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(216, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 42.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.98, 8.05, -41.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.98, 41.82, 281.10°)
OKLab	oklab(46.77% -0.0242 -0.1172)
OKLCH	oklch(46.77% 0.12 258.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.6097, 10.0794, 32.8324)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C599C #9C6F2C

analogous

#2C919C #2C599C #372C9C

triadic

#2C599C #9C2C59 #599C2C

tetradic

#2C599C #9C2C91 #9C6F2C #2C9C37

square

#2C599C #9C2C91 #9C6F2C #2C9C37

split-complementary

#2C599C #9C372C #919C2C

monochromatic

#11233D #1F3E6C #2C599C #3D75C8 #6D97D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#2C599C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#2C599C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C599C

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C599C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C599C	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395F9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26559B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c599c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 89, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.120 258.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7387b9',
    500: '#2c599c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c599c;
$custom-light: #7387b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c599c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.893,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4677,
    "c": 0.11971,
    "h": 258.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C599C

secondary

#BD9A67

accent

#A349DF

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C599C

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

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