#2959BC#2959BC

#2959BC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.165 H 262.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2959BC
RGB	rgb(41, 89, 188)
HSL	hsl(220, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(220, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 52.7%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.99, 19.93, -56.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.99, 60.15, 289.35°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% -0.0214 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.165 262.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.5607, 11.2454, 49.0231)
Luminance	0.1125 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2959BC #BC8C29

analogous

#29A3BC #2959BC #4229BC

triadic

#2959BC #BC2959 #59BC29

tetradic

#2959BC #BC29A3 #BC8C29 #29BC42

square

#2959BC #BC29A3 #BC8C29 #29BC42

split-complementary

#2959BC #BC4229 #A3BC29

monochromatic

#132958 #1E418A #2959BC #4B79D8 #7D9EE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#2959BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#2959BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2959BC

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2959BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2959BC	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1165C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2959bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 89, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.165 262.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7987d1',
    500: '#2959bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2959bc;
$custom-light: #7987d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2959bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.408,
    "s": 64.192,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48957,
    "c": 0.16491,
    "h": 262.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2959BC

secondary

#CBAF76

accent

#B141E7

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFEFF9

border

#CACAD2

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2959BC

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

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