#2959BD#2959BD

#2959BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.166 H 262.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2959BD
RGB	rgb(41, 89, 189)
HSL	hsl(221, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(221, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 52.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.06, 20.31, -57.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.06, 60.72, 289.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.03% -0.0213 -0.1649)
OKLCH	oklch(49.03% 0.166 262.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.6688, 11.2887, 49.5928)
Luminance	0.1129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2959BD #BD8D29

analogous

#29A3BD #2959BD #4329BD

triadic

#2959BD #BD2959 #59BD29

tetradic

#2959BD #BD29A3 #BD8D29 #29BD43

square

#2959BD #BD29A3 #BD8D29 #29BD43

split-complementary

#2959BD #BD4329 #A3BD29

monochromatic

#132A58 #1E418B #2959BD #4B79D8 #7D9EE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#2959BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#2959BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2959BD

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2959BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2959BD	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E66C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2959bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 89, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.166 262.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a87d2',
    500: '#2959bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2959bd;
$custom-light: #7a87d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2959bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.541,
    "s": 64.348,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49034,
    "c": 0.16625,
    "h": 262.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2959BD

secondary

#CBB077

accent

#B140E7

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#EFEFFA

border

#CACAD3

text

#0B0B14

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2959BD

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

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