#2872A2#2872A2

#2872A2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.104 H 241.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2872A2
RGB	rgb(40, 114, 162)
HSL	hsl(204, 60%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(204, 75%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 29.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.76, -5.91, -32.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.76, 32.83, 259.64°)
OKLab	oklab(52.93% -0.0498 -0.0914)
OKLCH	oklch(52.93% 0.104 241.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.4114, 15.0928, 36.3818)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2872A2 #A25828

analogous

#28A295 #2872A2 #2835A2

triadic

#2872A2 #A22872 #72A228

tetradic

#2872A2 #9528A2 #A25828 #35A228

square

#2872A2 #9528A2 #A25828 #35A228

split-complementary

#2872A2 #A22835 #A29528

monochromatic

#102D40 #1C4F71 #2872A2 #3993CE #6AAEDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#2872A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#2872A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2872A2

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2872A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2872A2	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C73A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B67A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2872a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 114, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.104 241.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#739abd',
    500: '#2872a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2872a2;
$custom-light: #739abd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2872a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.607,
    "s": 60.396,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52934,
    "c": 0.10403,
    "h": 241.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2872A2

secondary

#C18965

accent

#8344E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2872A2

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

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