#2572AE#2572AE

#2572AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.119 H 246.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2572AE
RGB	rgb(37, 114, 174)
HSL	hsl(206, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(206, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 34.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.29, -1.83, -38.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.29, 38.54, 267.29°)
OKLab	oklab(53.53% -0.0476 -0.1095)
OKLCH	oklch(53.53% 0.119 246.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.4173, 15.4822, 42.2647)
Luminance	0.1548 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2572AE #AE6125

analogous

#25AEA6 #2572AE #252EAE

triadic

#2572AE #AE2572 #72AE25

tetradic

#2572AE #A625AE #AE6125 #2EAE25

square

#2572AE #A625AE #AE6125 #2EAE25

split-complementary

#2572AE #AE252E #AEA625

monochromatic

#103049 #1A517C #2572AE #3B92D5 #6DAEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#2572AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#2572AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2572AE

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2572AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2572AE	1.00	5.13	4.10	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5675B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4268AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008088

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2572ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 114, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.119 246.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#759ac6',
    500: '#2572ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2572ae;
$custom-light: #759ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2572ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.277,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53526,
    "c": 0.11938,
    "h": 246.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2572AE

secondary

#C69268

accent

#8940E8

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2572AE

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

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