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#2C1089 Color

#2C1089 is rgb(44, 16, 137) in RGB, hsl(254, 79%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 88%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phthalo Blue (#000F89), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2C1089
HEX#2C1089
RGBrgb(44, 16, 137)
HSLhsl(254, 79%, 30%)
HSVhsv(254, 88%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 88%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(32.2% 0.178 280.2)
LABlab(17.68% 39.72 -62.21)
LCHlch(17.68% 73.81 302.56)

What #2C1089 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2C1089, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Phthalo Blue#000F89ΔE 6.36Navy#000080ΔE 8.17Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 9.3Imperial Blue#002395ΔE 10.63Samsung Blue#12279EΔE 10.86Dark Blue#00008BΔE 10.92

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#2C1089 Channel Values

How #2C1089 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 44 · G 16 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 79% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 88% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.61:1 vs white · 1.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2C1089 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2C1089 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2C1089

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2C1089; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2C1089
Complementary
#6D8910
Analogous
#103089
Analogous
#691089
Triadic
#892C10
Triadic
#10892C
Split comp.
#896910
Split comp.
#308910

Tints & Shades of #2C1089

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3B15B7
#481AE0
#6A44E9
#8F72EE
#B39FF4
#D4C8F9

Shades

#260E77
#220C69
#1C0A57
#160844
#100632
#0C0425

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2C1089.

How #2C1089 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2C1089
Protanopia#171789
Protanomaly#211489
Deuteranopia#1C1C89
Deuteranomaly#231889
Tritanopia#003535
Tritanomaly#132B62
Achromatopsia#2E2E2E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2C1089 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2c1089: #2C1089;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2C1089;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2c1089': '#2C1089' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.063, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_2c1089">#2C1089</color>
SVG fillfill="#2C1089"

More Blue Colors

#2C1089 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#2C1089 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2C1089?

#2C1089 is a dark blue — rgb(44, 16, 137) in RGB and hsl(254, 79%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phthalo Blue (#000F89), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #2C1089?

#2C1089 is rgb(44, 16, 137) — red 44, green 16, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2C1089?

#2C1089 converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 88%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2C1089 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2C1089 scores 13.61:1 against white and 1.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2C1089 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2C1089 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is navy (#000080) at a CIE76 distance of 8.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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