HEX Color #2C0FA8 (Darkblue)

About #2C0FA8

The precise color #2C0FA8 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 44, 15, and 168.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 74% cyan and 91% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2C0FA8

RGB44, 15, 168

HSL251.4°, 83.6%, 35.9%

CMYK74%, 91%, 0%, 34%

HSV251.4°, 91.1%, 65.9%

LAB22.7, 55.0, -73.3

XYZ8.3, 3.7, 37.3

Decimal2887592

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#2C0FA8 #8AA80F

Analogous

#0F3EA8 #780FA8

Triadic

#A82C0F #0FA82C

Tetradic

#A80F3E #8AA80F #0FA878

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#2C0FA8

#4329B1

#5A44BB

#725FC5

#8979CE

#A194D8

#B8AFE2

#D0C9EB

#E7E4F5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#2C0FA8

#270D95

#220B82

#1D0A70

#18085D

#13064A

#0E0538

#090325

#040112

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

12.06:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.74:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

11.53:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.48:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2C0FA8; }

.text-color { color: #2C0FA8; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #2C0FA8; }

Similar Colors

Darkblue

#00008B