ColorWell · contrast check
White or black text on #2563eb?
Tailwind blue-600
Use white text. It gives 5.17:1, which passes AA, not AAA.
White text
5.17:1
passes AA, not AAA
Black text
4.06:1
passes AA for large text only (18pt+/14pt bold)
What the thresholds mean
| Level | Needs | White text | Black text |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA, normal text | 4.5:1 | pass | fail |
| AA, large text (18pt+/14pt bold) | 3:1 | pass | pass |
| AAA, normal text | 7:1 | fail | fail |
If you need the other one to pass
Same hue, moved along the lightness ramp until the ratio clears AA.
- For black text, use
#c8f2ff— 17.6:1
The colour itself
- Hex:
#2563eb - RGB:
37, 99, 235 - Oklch:
54.61% 0.215 263
Shade ramp
#c8f2ff #aaddff #87c1ff #5f9eff #3073ff #1f57d2 #0e3ca2 #012275 #00094a
Paste this into your config
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
brand: {
100: "#c8f2ff",
200: "#aaddff",
300: "#87c1ff",
400: "#5f9eff",
500: "#3073ff",
600: "#1f57d2",
700: "#0e3ca2",
800: "#012275",
900: "#00094a",
},
}Text colour to pair with the 500 shade (#3073ff): black, at 5.02:1. For #2563eb itself it is white, at 5.17:1.
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Paste any hex and get this page for it live — ratio, verdict, ramp. Export the whole palette to CSS variables, a Tailwind config or Figma tokens when you want it in the project rather than on the screen.
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