#2856BC#2856BC

#2856BC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.169 H 263.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2856BC
RGB	rgb(40, 86, 188)
HSL	hsl(221, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(221, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 54.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.13, 21.79, -58.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.13, 62.10, 290.54°)
OKLab	oklab(48.3% -0.0199 -0.1677)
OKLCH	oklch(48.3% 0.169 263.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.2767, 10.7360, 48.9397)
Luminance	0.1074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2856BC #BC8E28

analogous

#28A0BC #2856BC #4428BC

triadic

#2856BC #BC2856 #56BC28

tetradic

#2856BC #BC28A0 #BC8E28 #28BC44

square

#2856BC #BC28A0 #BC8E28 #28BC44

split-complementary

#2856BC #BC4428 #A0BC28

monochromatic

#132857 #1D3F8A #2856BC #4975D8 #7B9CE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#2856BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#2856BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2856BC

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2856BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2856BC	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2856bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 86, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.169 263.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7985d1',
    500: '#2856bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2856bc;
$custom-light: #7985d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2856bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.351,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48295,
    "c": 0.16886,
    "h": 263.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2856BC

secondary

#CBB075

accent

#B440E8

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF9

border

#CACAD2

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2856BC

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

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