#2855B9#2855B9

#2855B9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.166 H 263.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2855B9
RGB	rgb(40, 85, 185)
HSL	hsl(221, 64%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(221, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.4%, 54.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.64, 21.30, -57.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.64, 61.03, 290.42°)
OKLab	oklab(47.85% -0.0195 -0.1649)
OKLCH	oklch(47.85% 0.166 263.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.8774, 10.4494, 47.2278)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2855B9 #B98C28

analogous

#289EB9 #2855B9 #4428B9

triadic

#2855B9 #B92855 #55B928

tetradic

#2855B9 #B9289E #B98C28 #28B944

square

#2855B9 #B9289E #B98C28 #28B944

split-complementary

#2855B9 #B94428 #9EB928

monochromatic

#122754 #1D3E87 #2855B9 #4774D7 #799AE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#2855B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#2855B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2855B9

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2855B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2855B9	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2855b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 85, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.166 263.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7884cf',
    500: '#2855b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2855b9;
$custom-light: #7884cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2855b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.379,
    "s": 64.444,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47851,
    "c": 0.16604,
    "h": 263.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2855B9

secondary

#CAAF73

accent

#B440E7

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF9

border

#CACAD2

text

#0A0A14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2855B9

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

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