#2856B2#2856B2

#2856B2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.155 H 262.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2856B2
RGB	rgb(40, 86, 178)
HSL	hsl(220, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(220, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 51.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.41, 17.94, -53.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.41, 56.37, 288.56°)
OKLab	oklab(47.52% -0.021 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(47.52% 0.155 262.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.2359, 10.3196, 43.4579)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2856B2 #B28428

analogous

#289BB2 #2856B2 #3F28B2

triadic

#2856B2 #B22856 #56B228

tetradic

#2856B2 #B2289B #B28428 #28B23F

square

#2856B2 #B2289B #B28428 #28B23F

split-complementary

#2856B2 #B23F28 #9BB228

monochromatic

#12264E #1D3E80 #2856B2 #4373D5 #7598E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#2856B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#2856B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2856B2

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2856B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2856B2	1.00	6.85	3.06	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1961B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2856b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 86, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.155 262.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7785ca',
    500: '#2856b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2856b2;
$custom-light: #7785ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2856b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 63.303,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47518,
    "c": 0.15526,
    "h": 262.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2856B2

secondary

#C7AA6F

accent

#AF41E6

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2856B2

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

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