#2859AE#2859AE
#2859AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.146 H 260.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2859AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 89, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 77%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77%, 48.9%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.99, 14.42, -50.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.99, 52.18, 286.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.87% -0.0239 -0.1441) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.87% 0.146 260.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0847, 10.6505, 41.4550) |
| Luminance | 0.1065 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 2.78
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.27
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.83
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.47
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.74
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2859AE #AE7D28
analogous
#289CAE #2859AE #3A28AE
triadic
#2859AE #AE2859 #59AE28
tetradic
#2859AE #AE289C #AE7D28 #28AE3A
square
#2859AE #AE289C #AE7D28 #28AE3A
split-complementary
#2859AE #AE3A28 #9CAE28
monochromatic
#11264A #1D407C #2859AE #4076D3 #729ADF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.71
#2859AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.13
#2859AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2859AE
6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2859AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2859AE | 1.00 | 6.71 | 3.13 | 6.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2862B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0056AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006D7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2859ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 89, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.146 260.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7687c7',
500: '#2859ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2859ae; $custom-light: #7687c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2859ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 89,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.06,
"s": 62.617,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4787,
"c": 0.14607,
"h": 260.6
},
"luminance": 0.10652
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2859AE
secondary
#C6A56C
accent
#AA42E6
background
#F7F8FC
surface
#EEEFF8
border
#C9CAD1
text
#0A0B13
muted
#7C7C82