#2853AE#2853AE

#2853AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.153 H 262.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2853AE
RGB	rgb(40, 83, 174)
HSL	hsl(221, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(221, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 52.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.28, 18.38, -52.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.28, 56.00, 289.16°)
OKLab	oklab(46.57% -0.0191 -0.1523)
OKLCH	oklch(46.57% 0.153 262.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.6056, 9.6923, 41.2953)
Luminance	0.0969 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2853AE #AE8328

analogous

#2896AE #2853AE #4028AE

triadic

#2853AE #AE2853 #53AE28

tetradic

#2853AE #AE2896 #AE8328 #28AE40

square

#2853AE #AE2896 #AE8328 #28AE40

split-complementary

#2853AE #AE4028 #96AE28

monochromatic

#11244A #1D3B7C #2853AE #406FD3 #7295DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#2853AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#2853AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2853AE

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2853AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2853AE	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#155EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006978

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2853ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 83, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.153 262.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7682c7',
    500: '#2853ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2853ae;
$custom-light: #7682c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2853ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.746,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46571,
    "c": 0.15349,
    "h": 262.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09694
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2853AE

secondary

#C6A96C

accent

#B142E6

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2853AE

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

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