#2956AD#2956AD

#2956AD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.148 H 261.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2956AD
RGB	rgb(41, 86, 173)
HSL	hsl(220, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(220, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 50.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.10, 16.13, -50.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.10, 53.48, 287.55°)
OKLab	oklab(47.18% -0.0209 -0.1466)
OKLCH	oklch(47.18% 0.148 261.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.7824, 10.1428, 40.8638)
Luminance	0.1014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2956AD #AD8029

analogous

#2998AD #2956AD #3E29AD

triadic

#2956AD #AD2956 #56AD29

tetradic

#2956AD #AD2998 #AD8029 #29AD3E

square

#2956AD #AD2998 #AD8029 #29AD3E

split-complementary

#2956AD #AD3E29 #98AD29

monochromatic

#12254A #1D3D7C #2956AD #4173D2 #7397DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#2956AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#2956AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2956AD

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2956AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2956AD	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2260B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2956ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 86, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.148 261.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7685c6',
    500: '#2956ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2956ad;
$custom-light: #7685c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2956ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.545,
    "s": 61.682,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47178,
    "c": 0.14809,
    "h": 261.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2956AD

secondary

#C5A76D

accent

#AE43E5

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2956AD

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

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