#2C599D#2C599D

#2C599D is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.121 H 258.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C599D
RGB	rgb(44, 89, 157)
HSL	hsl(216, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(216, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.05, 8.43, -41.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.05, 42.39, 281.48°)
OKLab	oklab(46.84% -0.024 -0.1187)
OKLCH	oklch(46.84% 0.121 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.6947, 10.1134, 33.2802)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C599D #9D702C

analogous

#2C929D #2C599D #372C9D

triadic

#2C599D #9D2C59 #599D2C

tetradic

#2C599D #9D2C92 #9D702C #2C9D37

square

#2C599D #9D2C92 #9D702C #2C9D37

split-complementary

#2C599D #9D372C #929D2C

monochromatic

#11233D #1F3E6D #2C599D #3D75C9 #6D97D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#2C599D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#2C599D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C599D

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C599D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C599D	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385FA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#25559C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c599d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 89, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.121 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7387ba',
    500: '#2c599d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c599d;
$custom-light: #7387ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c599d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.106,
    "s": 56.219,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46837,
    "c": 0.12112,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C599D

secondary

#BD9B68

accent

#A348E0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C599D

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

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