Medium Blue

Best set with white text. The pairing reaches 11.16:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#0000CDsRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(0, 0, 205)screen channels

HSLhsl(240, 100%, 40%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 20%)approximate process color

Tailwindviolet-700nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textAAA11.16:1

Black textfails AA1.88:1

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

#1D1044

#210E85

#0000CD

#835DDE

#C3AAEE

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#0066CD

#0000CD

#6600CD

Triadic

#0000CD

#CD0000

#00CD00

Complement

#0000CD

#CDCD00

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-medium-blue: #0000CD;
}

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

Hue306°

Lightness25 L*

Chroma113.5

Luminance0.044