#2856A3#2856A3

#2856A3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.134 H 260.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2856A3
RGB	rgb(40, 86, 163)
HSL	hsl(218, 61%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(218, 75%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 47.2%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.39, 12.13, -46.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.39, 47.76, 284.72°)
OKLab	oklab(46.41% -0.0231 -0.1325)
OKLCH	oklch(46.41% 0.134 260.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.8113, 9.7498, 35.9553)
Luminance	0.0975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2856A3 #A37528

analogous

#2894A3 #2856A3 #3828A3

triadic

#2856A3 #A32856 #56A328

tetradic

#2856A3 #A32894 #A37528 #28A338

square

#2856A3 #A32894 #A37528 #28A338

split-complementary

#2856A3 #A33828 #94A328

monochromatic

#102241 #1C3C72 #2856A3 #3A71CF #6B95DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#2856A3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#2856A3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2856A3

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2856A3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2856A3	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5EA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E53A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006874

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2856a3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 86, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.134 260.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7385bf',
    500: '#2856a3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2856a3;
$custom-light: #7385bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2856a3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.561,
    "s": 60.591,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46411,
    "c": 0.13449,
    "h": 260.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2856A3

secondary

#C19F66

accent

#A844E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF7

border

#C9CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2856A3

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

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