#2853BB#2853BB

#2853BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.171 H 264.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2853BB
RGB	rgb(40, 83, 187)
HSL	hsl(222, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(222, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.6%, 55.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.24, 23.38, -59.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.24, 63.47, 291.62°)
OKLab	oklab(47.6% -0.0179 -0.1703)
OKLCH	oklch(47.6% 0.171 264)
XYZ	xyz(12.9348, 10.2240, 48.2958)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2853BB #BB9028

analogous

#289DBB #2853BB #4728BB

triadic

#2853BB #BB2853 #53BB28

tetradic

#2853BB #BB289D #BB9028 #28BB47

square

#2853BB #BB289D #BB9028 #28BB47

split-complementary

#2853BB #BB4728 #9DBB28

monochromatic

#122656 #1D3D89 #2853BB #4872D8 #7B99E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#2853BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#2853BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2853BB

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2853BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2853BB	1.00	6.90	3.05	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2853bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 83, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.171 264.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7982d0',
    500: '#2853bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2853bb;
$custom-light: #7982d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2853bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.449,
    "s": 64.758,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47598,
    "c": 0.1712,
    "h": 264
  },
  "luminance": 0.10225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2853BB

secondary

#CBB174

accent

#B740E8

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#EFEEF9

border

#CAC9D2

text

#0B0A14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2853BB

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

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