#2856A0#2856A0

#2856A0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.130 H 259.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2856A0
RGB	rgb(40, 86, 160)
HSL	hsl(217, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(217, 75%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 46.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.20, 10.97, -44.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.20, 46.03, 283.79°)
OKLab	oklab(46.2% -0.0236 -0.1281)
OKLCH	oklch(46.2% 0.13 259.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.5457, 9.6436, 34.5565)
Luminance	0.0964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2856A0 #A07228

analogous

#2892A0 #2856A0 #3628A0

triadic

#2856A0 #A02856 #56A028

tetradic

#2856A0 #A02892 #A07228 #28A036

square

#2856A0 #A02892 #A07228 #28A036

split-complementary

#2856A0 #A03628 #92A028

monochromatic

#10213E #1C3C6F #2856A0 #3871CD #6994D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#2856A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#2856A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2856A0

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2856A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2856A0	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#305DA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#15529F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2856a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 86, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.130 259.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7385bc',
    500: '#2856a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2856a0;
$custom-light: #7385bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2856a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46198,
    "c": 0.13029,
    "h": 259.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2856A0

secondary

#C09D64

accent

#A645E3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2856A0

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

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