#2959AD#2959AD

#2959AD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.144 H 260.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2959AD
RGB	rgb(41, 89, 173)
HSL	hsl(218, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(218, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 48.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.95, 14.15, -49.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.95, 51.59, 285.92°)
OKLab	oklab(47.83% -0.0234 -0.1425)
OKLCH	oklch(47.83% 0.144 260.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.0269, 10.6319, 40.9454)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2959AD #AD7D29

analogous

#299BAD #2959AD #3B29AD

triadic

#2959AD #AD2959 #59AD29

tetradic

#2959AD #AD299B #AD7D29 #29AD3B

square

#2959AD #AD299B #AD7D29 #29AD3B

split-complementary

#2959AD #AD3B29 #9BAD29

monochromatic

#12264A #1D407C #2959AD #4176D2 #739ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#2959AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#2959AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2959AD

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2959AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2959AD	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A62B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2959ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 89, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.144 260.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7687c6',
    500: '#2959ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2959ad;
$custom-light: #7687c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2959ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.182,
    "s": 61.682,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47834,
    "c": 0.14439,
    "h": 260.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2959AD

secondary

#C5A56D

accent

#AA43E5

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2959AD

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

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