#2456B2#2456B2

#2456B2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.156 H 261.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2456B2
RGB	rgb(36, 86, 178)
HSL	hsl(219, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(219, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 51.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.28, 17.50, -53.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.28, 56.45, 288.06°)
OKLab	oklab(47.38% -0.0237 -0.1546)
OKLCH	oklch(47.38% 0.156 261.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.0883, 10.2436, 43.4509)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2456B2 #B28024

analogous

#249DB2 #2456B2 #3924B2

triadic

#2456B2 #B22456 #56B224

tetradic

#2456B2 #B2249D #B28024 #24B239

square

#2456B2 #B2249D #B28024 #24B239

split-complementary

#2456B2 #B23924 #9DB224

monochromatic

#0F254C #1A3D7F #2456B2 #3C73D8 #6F97E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#2456B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#2456B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2456B2

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2456B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2456B2	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1961B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2456b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 86, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.156 261.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7685ca',
    500: '#2456b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2456b2;
$custom-light: #7685ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2456b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.873,
    "s": 66.355,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47378,
    "c": 0.15636,
    "h": 261.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2456B2

secondary

#C8A769

accent

#AD3FE9

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2456B2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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