#2856A6#2856A6

#2856A6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.139 H 260.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2856A6
RGB	rgb(40, 86, 166)
HSL	hsl(218, 61%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(218, 76%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 48.2%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.59, 13.30, -47.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.59, 49.48, 285.59°)
OKLab	oklab(46.63% -0.0226 -0.1368)
OKLCH	oklch(46.63% 0.139 260.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.0833, 9.8586, 37.3878)
Luminance	0.0986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2856A6 #A67828

analogous

#2895A6 #2856A6 #3928A6

triadic

#2856A6 #A62856 #56A628

tetradic

#2856A6 #A62895 #A67828 #28A639

square

#2856A6 #A62895 #A67828 #28A639

split-complementary

#2856A6 #A63928 #95A628

monochromatic

#102343 #1C3C75 #2856A6 #3B72D0 #6D95DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#2856A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#2856A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2856A6

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2856A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2856A6	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A5FA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0353A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006976

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2856a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 86, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.139 260.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7485c1',
    500: '#2856a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2856a6;
$custom-light: #7485c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2856a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.095,
    "s": 61.165,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46626,
    "c": 0.13868,
    "h": 260.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2856A6

secondary

#C2A167

accent

#AA44E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF7

border

#C9CAD0

text

#090A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2856A6

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

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