#2472A8#2472A8

#2472A8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.112 H 243.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2472A8
RGB	rgb(36, 114, 168)
HSL	hsl(205, 65%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(205, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.6%, 32.1%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.95, -4.19, -35.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.95, 35.77, 263.28°)
OKLab	oklab(53.16% -0.0499 -0.1008)
OKLCH	oklch(53.16% 0.112 243.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.8100, 15.2352, 39.2510)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2472A8 #A85A24

analogous

#24A89C #2472A8 #2430A8

triadic

#2472A8 #A82472 #72A824

tetradic

#2472A8 #9C24A8 #A85A24 #30A824

square

#2472A8 #9C24A8 #A85A24 #30A824

split-complementary

#2472A8 #A82430 #A89C24

monochromatic

#0E2E43 #195076 #2472A8 #3593D4 #68AEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#2472A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#2472A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2472A8

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2472A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2472A8	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5974AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4667A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2472a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 114, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.112 243.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#739ac2',
    500: '#2472a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2472a8;
$custom-light: #739ac2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2472a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.545,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53156,
    "c": 0.11247,
    "h": 243.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2472A8

secondary

#C48B63

accent

#8540E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F7

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090E12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2472A8

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

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