#2859BD#2859BD

#2859BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.167 H 262.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2859BD
RGB	rgb(40, 89, 189)
HSL	hsl(220, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(220, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 52.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.03, 20.20, -57.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.03, 60.74, 289.43°)
OKLab	oklab(49% -0.022 -0.1651)
OKLCH	oklch(49% 0.167 262.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.6295, 11.2684, 49.5909)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2859BD #BD8C28

analogous

#28A4BD #2859BD #4128BD

triadic

#2859BD #BD2859 #59BD28

tetradic

#2859BD #BD28A4 #BD8C28 #28BD41

square

#2859BD #BD28A4 #BD8C28 #28BD41

split-complementary

#2859BD #BD4128 #A4BD28

monochromatic

#132958 #1D418A #2859BD #4A79D9 #7C9EE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#2859BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#2859BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2859BD

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2859BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2859BD	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D65C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2859bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 89, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.167 262.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7987d2',
    500: '#2859bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2859bd;
$custom-light: #7987d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2859bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.268,
    "s": 65.066,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48999,
    "c": 0.16652,
    "h": 262.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2859BD

secondary

#CBAF75

accent

#B140E8

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#EFEFFA

border

#CACAD3

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2859BD

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

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