HEX Color #2C1DA8 (Darkblue)

About #2C1DA8

When working with digital screens, the color #2C1DA8 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(44, 29, 168).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 74% cyan and 83% 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. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2C1DA8

RGB44, 29, 168

HSL246.5°, 70.6%, 38.6%

CMYK74%, 83%, 0%, 34%

HSV246.5°, 82.7%, 65.9%

LAB24.5, 49.6, -70.3

XYZ8.5, 4.2, 37.4

Decimal2891176

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#2C1DA8 #98A81D

Analogous

#1D53A8 #711DA8

Triadic

#A82C1D #1DA82C

Tetradic

#A81D53 #98A81D #1DA871

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#2C1DA8

#4336B1

#5A4FBB

#7268C5

#8981CE

#A19AD8

#B8B3E2

#D0CCEB

#E7E5F5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#2C1DA8

#271995

#221682

#1D1370

#18105D

#130C4A

#0E0938

#090625

#040312

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.36:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.85:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

10.86:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.57:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2C1DA8; }

.text-color { color: #2C1DA8; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #2C1DA8; }

Similar Colors

Darkblue

#00008B