#2C5B9D#2C5B9D
#2C5B9D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.119 H 257.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C5B9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 91, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 56%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 42%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.64, 7.13, -40.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.64, 41.21, 279.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.3% -0.026 -0.1159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.3% 0.119 257.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8634, 10.4508, 33.3364) |
| Luminance | 0.1045 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.49
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.83
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.16
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.91
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.93
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C5B9D #9D6E2C
analogous
#2C949D #2C5B9D #352C9D
triadic
#2C5B9D #9D2C5B #5B9D2C
tetradic
#2C5B9D #9D2C94 #9D6E2C #2C9D35
square
#2C5B9D #9D2C94 #9D6E2C #2C9D35
split-complementary
#2C5B9D #9D352C #949D2C
monochromatic
#11243D #1F3F6D #2C5B9D #3D77C9 #6D99D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.80
#2C5B9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.09
#2C5B9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2C5B9D
6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C5B9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C5B9D | 1.00 | 6.80 | 3.09 | 6.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C61A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#29569C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006A74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c5b9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 91, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.119 257.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7388ba',
500: '#2c5b9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c5b9d; $custom-light: #7388ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c5b9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 91,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.044,
"s": 56.219,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47297,
"c": 0.11877,
"h": 257.4
},
"luminance": 0.10452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C5B9D
secondary
#BD9A68
accent
#A148E0
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDEFF6
border
#C8CAD0
text
#090B12
muted
#7B7C81