Blue

Best set with white text. The pairing reaches 8.59:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#0000FFsRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(0, 0, 255)screen channels

HSLhsl(240, 100%, 50%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 0%)approximate process color

Tailwindviolet-700nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textAAA8.59:1

Black textfails AA2.44:1

Recommendation

Use white text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#211251

#2711A4

#0000FF

#9064FF

#CCAEFF

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#007FFF

#0000FF

#7F00FF

Triadic

#0000FF

#FF0000

#00FF00

Complement

#0000FF

#FFFF00

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-blue: #0000FF;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-blue);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Hue306°

Lightness32 L*

Chroma133.8

Luminance0.072