#2C599E#2C599E

#2C599E is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.123 H 258.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C599E
RGB	rgb(44, 89, 158)
HSL	hsl(216, 56%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(216, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 43.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.11, 8.81, -42.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.11, 42.96, 281.84°)
OKLab	oklab(46.9% -0.0238 -0.1202)
OKLCH	oklch(46.9% 0.123 258.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.7804, 10.1477, 33.7317)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C599E #9E712C

analogous

#2C929E #2C599E #382C9E

triadic

#2C599E #9E2C59 #599E2C

tetradic

#2C599E #9E2C92 #9E712C #2C9E38

square

#2C599E #9E2C92 #9E712C #2C9E38

split-complementary

#2C599E #9E382C #929E2C

monochromatic

#11233E #1F3E6E #2C599E #3E75C9 #6E97D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#2C599E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#2C599E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C599E

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C599E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C599E	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385FA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#24559D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c599e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 89, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.123 258.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7487bb',
    500: '#2c599e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c599e;
$custom-light: #7487bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c599e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.316,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46904,
    "c": 0.12252,
    "h": 258.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C599E

secondary

#BE9C68

accent

#A448E0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C599E

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

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