#2172BE#2172BE

#2172BE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.141 H 251.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2172BE
RGB	rgb(33, 114, 190)
HSL	hsl(209, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(209, 83%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.6%, 40%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.07, 3.85, -46.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.07, 46.70, 274.72°)
OKLab	oklab(54.4% -0.0453 -0.1331)
OKLCH	oklch(54.4% 0.141 251.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.9352, 16.0737, 50.9679)
Luminance	0.1608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2172BE #BE6D21

analogous

#21BEBB #2172BE #2123BE

triadic

#2172BE #BE2172 #72BE21

tetradic

#2172BE #BB21BE #BE6D21 #23BE21

square

#2172BE #BB21BE #BE6D21 #23BE21

split-complementary

#2172BE #BE2123 #BEBB21

monochromatic

#0F3356 #18538A #2172BE #3F91DE #73AFE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#2172BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#2172BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2172BE

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2172BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2172BE	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D77C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3369BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00848F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2172be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 114, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.141 251.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#779ad2',
    500: '#2172be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2172be;
$custom-light: #779ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2172be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.045,
    "s": 70.404,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.544,
    "c": 0.14058,
    "h": 251.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2172BE

secondary

#CD9C6D

accent

#913BED

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F9

border

#C9CCD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2172BE

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

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