#2959B0#2959B0

#2959B0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.149 H 261.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2959B0
RGB	rgb(41, 89, 176)
HSL	hsl(219, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(219, 77%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 49.4%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.16, 15.31, -51.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.16, 53.30, 286.69°)
OKLab	oklab(48.05% -0.0229 -0.1467)
OKLCH	oklch(48.05% 0.149 261.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.3205, 10.7494, 42.4914)
Luminance	0.1075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2959B0 #B08029

analogous

#299CB0 #2959B0 #3D29B0

triadic

#2959B0 #B02959 #59B029

tetradic

#2959B0 #B0299C #B08029 #29B03D

square

#2959B0 #B0299C #B08029 #29B03D

split-complementary

#2959B0 #B03D29 #9CB029

monochromatic

#12274D #1D407E #2959B0 #4376D3 #759ADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#2959B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#2959B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2959B0

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2959B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2959B0	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2663B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2959b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 89, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.149 261.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7787c8',
    500: '#2959b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2959b0;
$custom-light: #7787c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2959b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.667,
    "s": 62.212,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48053,
    "c": 0.14853,
    "h": 261.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2959B0

secondary

#C6A76F

accent

#AB43E5

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2959B0

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

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