#2956A5#2956A5

#2956A5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.137 H 260.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2956A5
RGB	rgb(41, 86, 165)
HSL	hsl(218, 60%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(218, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 47.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.56, 13.04, -47.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.56, 48.88, 285.47°)
OKLab	oklab(46.59% -0.0221 -0.1352)
OKLCH	oklch(46.59% 0.137 260.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.0313, 9.8424, 36.9084)
Luminance	0.0984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2956A5 #A57829

analogous

#2994A5 #2956A5 #3A29A5

triadic

#2956A5 #A52956 #56A529

tetradic

#2956A5 #A52994 #A57829 #29A53A

square

#2956A5 #A52994 #A57829 #29A53A

split-complementary

#2956A5 #A53A29 #94A529

monochromatic

#112343 #1D3C74 #2956A5 #3D72CF #6E95DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#2956A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#2956A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2956A5

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2956A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2956A5	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B5EA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0853A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006975

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2956a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 86, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.137 260.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7485c0',
    500: '#2956a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2956a5;
$custom-light: #7485c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2956a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.226,
    "s": 60.194,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46593,
    "c": 0.13697,
    "h": 260.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2956A5

secondary

#C2A168

accent

#AA44E3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF7

border

#C9CAD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2956A5

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

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