Color

#2C466B

Dark muted cool blue. Nearest reference color: Indigo dye.

RGB

0–255

107

CMYK

0–100%

58.88%

34.58%

58.04%

RGB describes how #2C466B is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 44, green 70 and blue 107.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 58.88%, magenta 34.58%, yellow 0% and black 58.04%.

HSL values

H 215.24° S 41.72% L 29.61%

In the HSL color model, #2C466B has a hue of 215.24°, 41.72% saturation and 29.61% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#2C466B is a dark, cool blue with muted chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Dark
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #2C466B in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #2C466B

RGB rgb(44, 70, 107)

HSL hsl(215.24 41.72% 29.61%)

OKLCH oklch(0.391457 0.070901 257.2807)

CSS --color: #2C466B;

Tints of #2C466B

Tints are lighter variations of #2C466B. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#E5EFFF #A4C3EF #7A97C1 #526D95 #2C466B

Shades of #2C466B

Shades are darker variations of #2C466B. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#2C466B #1B3457 #0A2244 #001230 #000516

Tones of #2C466B

Tones reduce the chroma of #2C466B, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#2C466B #324663 #38465B #3D4653 #42464B

Tonal range of #2C466B

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #2C466B between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#E5EFFF #A4C3EF #7A97C1 #526D95 #2C466B #1B3457 #0A2244 #001230 #000516

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #E5EFFF;
    --color-200: #A4C3EF;
    --color-300: #7A97C1;
    --color-400: #526D95;
    --color-500: #2C466B;
    --color-600: #1B3457;
    --color-700: #0A2244;
    --color-800: #001230;
    --color-900: #000516;
}

Colors that go with #2C466B

Color harmonies for #2C466B are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#2C466B #5A4012

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#0B4C63 #2C466B #433F69

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#2C466B #663537 #324E27

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#2C466B #643922 #4A4814

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#2C466B #61354D #5A4012 #13513D

CSS gradients with #2C466B

These gradients show how #2C466B moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#2C466B #5C718F #909EB4 #C6CED9 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2C466B, #5C718F, #909EB4, #C6CED9, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#2C466B #1A2D46 #0A1525 #010308 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2C466B, #1A2D46, #0A1525, #010308, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#2C466B #004F5B #13513E #3E4B1D #5A4012

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2C466B, #004F5B, #13513E, #3E4B1D, #5A4012);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #2C466B. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

9.57:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Black text

2.20:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.0598 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #2C466B as the background.

background-color: #2C466B;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #2C466B in design

See how #2C466B works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#2C466B used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #2C466B to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#A4C3EF

#2C466B

#001230

Colors similar to #2C466B

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #2C466B, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#415C83 #183154 #1C447D #394659 #234869 #34446C #2E5375 #2A3960

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #2C466B may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #37486D Deuteranopia #2F426A Tritanopia #024E53

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #2C466B can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 5.8818
Y: 5.9769
Z: 14.7508

CIELAB

L*: 29.354
a*: 2.2786
b*: -24.5218

OKLab

L: 0.391457
a: -0.015611
b: -0.069161

OKLCH

L: 0.391457
C: 0.070901
H: 257.2807°