#2959B9#2959B9

#2959B9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.161 H 262.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2959B9
RGB	rgb(41, 89, 185)
HSL	hsl(220, 64%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(220, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 51.9%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.78, 18.77, -55.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.78, 58.44, 288.74°)
OKLab	oklab(48.73% -0.0217 -0.1594)
OKLCH	oklch(48.73% 0.161 262.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.2406, 11.1174, 47.3376)
Luminance	0.1112 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2959B9 #B98929

analogous

#29A1B9 #2959B9 #4129B9

triadic

#2959B9 #B92959 #59B929

tetradic

#2959B9 #B929A1 #B98929 #29B941

square

#2959B9 #B929A1 #B98929 #29B941

split-complementary

#2959B9 #B94129 #A1B929

monochromatic

#132955 #1E4187 #2959B9 #4978D7 #7B9DE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#2959B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#2959B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2959B9

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2959B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2959B9	1.00	6.51	3.22	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1865BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2959b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 89, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.161 262.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7987cf',
    500: '#2959b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2959b9;
$custom-light: #7987cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2959b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 63.717,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48727,
    "c": 0.16084,
    "h": 262.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2959B9

secondary

#CAAD74

accent

#B041E7

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF9

border

#CACAD2

text

#0A0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2959B9

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

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