#2853BD#2853BD

#2853BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.174 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2853BD
RGB	rgb(40, 83, 189)
HSL	hsl(223, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(223, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 56.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 24.15, -59.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 64.61, 291.95°)
OKLab	oklab(47.76% -0.0177 -0.173)
OKLCH	oklch(47.76% 0.174 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.1504, 10.3102, 49.4312)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2853BD #BD9228

analogous

#289DBD #2853BD #4828BD

triadic

#2853BD #BD2853 #53BD28

tetradic

#2853BD #BD289D #BD9228 #28BD48

square

#2853BD #BD289D #BD9228 #28BD48

split-complementary

#2853BD #BD4828 #9DBD28

monochromatic

#132758 #1D3D8A #2853BD #4A73D9 #7C9AE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#2853BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#2853BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2853BD

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2853BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2853BD	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2853bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 83, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.174 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a82d2',
    500: '#2853bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2853bd;
$custom-light: #7a82d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2853bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.685,
    "s": 65.066,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47761,
    "c": 0.17389,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2853BD

secondary

#CBB375

accent

#B740E8

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEEFA

border

#CAC9D3

text

#0B0A14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2853BD

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

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