#2F4F8E#2F4F8E
#2F4F8E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.111 H 262.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F4F8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 79, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 50%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 67%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.9%, 44.4%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.29, 9.85, -38.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.29, 39.70, 284.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.68% -0.0145 -0.1098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.68% 0.111 262.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8490, 8.1485, 26.6924) |
| Luminance | 0.0815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.56
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 2.66
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.97
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.68
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.87
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F4F8E #8E6E2F
analogous
#2F7F8E #2F4F8E #3E2F8E
triadic
#2F4F8E #8E2F4F #4F8E2F
tetradic
#2F4F8E #8E2F7F #8E6E2F #2F8E3E
square
#2F4F8E #8E2F7F #8E6E2F #2F8E3E
split-complementary
#2F4F8E #8E3E2F #7F8E2F
monochromatic
#111C32 #203560 #2F4F8E #3E69BC #6A8BCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#2F4F8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#2F4F8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2F4F8E
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F4F8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F4F8E | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#315590
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#224D8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005D67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f4f8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 79, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.111 262.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#727faf',
500: '#2f4f8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f4f8e; $custom-light: #727faf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f4f8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 79,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.789,
"s": 50.265,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43675,
"c": 0.11074,
"h": 262.5
},
"luminance": 0.08149
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F4F8E
secondary
#B59A64
accent
#AB4EDA
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEEF4
border
#C8C9CE
text
#090A10
muted
#7B7C7F