#2F498C#2F498C

#2F498C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.116 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F498C
RGB	rgb(47, 73, 140)
HSL	hsl(223, 50%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(223, 66%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 47.9%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.40, 13.11, -40.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.40, 42.35, 288.03°)
OKLab	oklab(42.18% -0.0086 -0.1152)
OKLCH	oklch(42.18% 0.116 265.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.2868, 7.2621, 25.7709)
Luminance	0.0726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2F498C #8C722F

analogous

#2F788C #2F498C #442F8C

triadic

#2F498C #8C2F49 #498C2F

tetradic

#2F498C #8C2F78 #8C722F #2F8C44

square

#2F498C #8C2F78 #8C722F #2F8C44

split-complementary

#2F498C #8C442F #788C2F

monochromatic

#101930 #20315E #2F498C #3E61BA #6985CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#2F498C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#2F498C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2F498C

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F498C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2F498C	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#27518E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#16488B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005863

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f498c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 73, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.116 265.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727bae',
    500: '#2f498c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f498c;
$custom-light: #727bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f498c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.226,
    "s": 49.733,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4218,
    "c": 0.11551,
    "h": 265.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F498C

secondary

#B49D63

accent

#B24FD9

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F498C

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

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