#2856AE#2856AE

#2856AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.150 H 261.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2856AE
RGB	rgb(40, 86, 174)
HSL	hsl(219, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(219, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 50.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.13, 16.39, -51.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.13, 54.08, 287.65°)
OKLab	oklab(47.22% -0.0215 -0.1482)
OKLCH	oklch(47.22% 0.15 261.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.8401, 10.1613, 41.3735)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2856AE #AE8028

analogous

#2899AE #2856AE #3D28AE

triadic

#2856AE #AE2856 #56AE28

tetradic

#2856AE #AE2899 #AE8028 #28AE3D

square

#2856AE #AE2899 #AE8028 #28AE3D

split-complementary

#2856AE #AE3D28 #99AE28

monochromatic

#11254A #1D3D7C #2856AE #4073D3 #7297DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#2856AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#2856AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2856AE

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2856AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2856AE	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2060B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2856ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 86, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.150 261.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7685c7',
    500: '#2856ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2856ae;
$custom-light: #7685c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2856ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.403,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47216,
    "c": 0.14977,
    "h": 261.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2856AE

secondary

#C6A76C

accent

#AE42E6

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2856AE

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

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