#2856AD#2856AD

#2856AD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.148 H 261.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2856AD
RGB	rgb(40, 86, 173)
HSL	hsl(219, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(219, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 50.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.06, 16.01, -51.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.06, 53.50, 287.41°)
OKLab	oklab(47.14% -0.0216 -0.1468)
OKLCH	oklch(47.14% 0.148 261.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.7430, 10.1225, 40.8620)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2856AD #AD7F28

analogous

#2899AD #2856AD #3D28AD

triadic

#2856AD #AD2856 #56AD28

tetradic

#2856AD #AD2899 #AD7F28 #28AD3D

square

#2856AD #AD2899 #AD7F28 #28AD3D

split-complementary

#2856AD #AD3D28 #99AD28

monochromatic

#11254A #1D3D7B #2856AD #3F72D3 #7197DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#2856AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#2856AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2856AD

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2856AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2856AD	1.00	6.94	3.02	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2160B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2856ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 86, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.148 261.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7685c6',
    500: '#2856ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2856ad;
$custom-light: #7685c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2856ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.248,
    "s": 62.441,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47141,
    "c": 0.14838,
    "h": 261.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2856AD

secondary

#C5A66C

accent

#AD42E6

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2856AD

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

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