#2856B0#2856B0

#2856B0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.153 H 262.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2856B0
RGB	rgb(40, 86, 176)
HSL	hsl(220, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(220, 77%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 51.1%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.27, 17.17, -52.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.27, 55.23, 288.11°)
OKLab	oklab(47.37% -0.0212 -0.151)
OKLCH	oklch(47.37% 0.153 262)
XYZ	xyz(12.0365, 10.2399, 42.4080)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2856B0 #B08228

analogous

#289AB0 #2856B0 #3E28B0

triadic

#2856B0 #B02856 #56B028

tetradic

#2856B0 #B0289A #B08228 #28B03E

square

#2856B0 #B0289A #B08228 #28B03E

split-complementary

#2856B0 #B03E28 #9AB028

monochromatic

#11254C #1D3E7E #2856B0 #4173D4 #7398DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#2856B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#2856B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2856B0

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2856B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2856B0	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D61B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2856b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 86, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.153 262.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7685c8',
    500: '#2856b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2856b0;
$custom-light: #7685c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2856b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.706,
    "s": 62.963,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47366,
    "c": 0.15252,
    "h": 262
  },
  "luminance": 0.10241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2856B0

secondary

#C6A86D

accent

#AE42E6

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2856B0

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

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