#2853B4#2853B4

#2853B4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.162 H 263.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2853B4
RGB	rgb(40, 83, 180)
HSL	hsl(222, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(222, 78%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 53.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.72, 20.70, -55.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.72, 59.46, 290.37°)
OKLab	oklab(47.04% -0.0185 -0.1607)
OKLCH	oklch(47.04% 0.162 263.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.2036, 9.9315, 44.4450)
Luminance	0.0993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2853B4 #B48928

analogous

#2899B4 #2853B4 #4328B4

triadic

#2853B4 #B42853 #53B428

tetradic

#2853B4 #B42899 #B48928 #28B443

square

#2853B4 #B42899 #B48928 #28B443

split-complementary

#2853B4 #B44328 #99B428

monochromatic

#122550 #1D3C82 #2853B4 #4471D5 #7697E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#2853B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#2853B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2853B4

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2853B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2853B4	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0360B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2853b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 83, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.162 263.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7782cb',
    500: '#2853b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2853b4;
$custom-light: #7782cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2853b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.571,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47039,
    "c": 0.16172,
    "h": 263.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2853B4

secondary

#C8AD70

accent

#B441E7

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF9

border

#C9C9D2

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2853B4

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

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