#2C5FAE#2C5FAE
#2C5FAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.138 H 259.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C5FAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 95, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.7%, 45.4%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.86, 11.01, -47.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.86, 48.41, 283.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.35% -0.0262 -0.1351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.35% 0.138 259) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7681, 11.7745, 41.6360) |
| Luminance | 0.1178 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 1.95
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.03
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.36
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.37
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.39
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C5FAE #AE7B2C
analogous
#2CA0AE #2C5FAE #3A2CAE
triadic
#2C5FAE #AE2C5F #5FAE2C
tetradic
#2C5FAE #AE2CA0 #AE7B2C #2CAE3A
square
#2C5FAE #AE2CA0 #AE7B2C #2CAE3A
split-complementary
#2C5FAE #AE3A2C #A0AE2C
monochromatic
#132A4C #20447D #2C5FAE #477DD0 #789FDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.26
#2C5FAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.36
#2C5FAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2C5FAE
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C5FAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C5FAE | 1.00 | 6.26 | 3.36 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3767B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1B5BAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00727E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c5fae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 95, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.138 259.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#778bc7',
500: '#2c5fae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c5fae; $custom-light: #778bc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c5fae",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 95,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.462,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49348,
"c": 0.13759,
"h": 259
},
"luminance": 0.11776
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C5FAE
secondary
#C5A471
accent
#A545E3
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEF0F8
border
#C9CBD1
text
#0A0C13
muted
#7C7D82