#2572AC#2572AC

#2572AC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.117 H 245.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2572AC
RGB	rgb(37, 114, 172)
HSL	hsl(206, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(206, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 33.7%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, -2.58, -37.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 37.59, 266.07°)
OKLab	oklab(53.41% -0.0482 -0.1065)
OKLCH	oklch(53.41% 0.117 245.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.2238, 15.4048, 41.2455)
Luminance	0.1541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2572AC #AC5F25

analogous

#25ACA2 #2572AC #252EAC

triadic

#2572AC #AC2572 #72AC25

tetradic

#2572AC #A225AC #AC5F25 #2EAC25

square

#2572AC #A225AC #AC5F25 #2EAC25

split-complementary

#2572AC #AC252E #ACA225

monochromatic

#0F2F47 #1A517A #2572AC #3A92D5 #6CAEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#2572AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#2572AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2572AC

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2572AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2572AC	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5774AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4468AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008087

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2572ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 114, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.117 245.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#749ac5',
    500: '#2572ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2572ac;
$custom-light: #749ac5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2572ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.778,
    "s": 64.593,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5341,
    "c": 0.11694,
    "h": 245.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2572AC

secondary

#C69067

accent

#8840E8

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#090E13

muted

#7B7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2572AC

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

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