#2872A5#2872A5

#2872A5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.108 H 243.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2872A5
RGB	rgb(40, 114, 165)
HSL	hsl(204, 61%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(204, 76%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 30.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.91, -4.81, -33.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.91, 34.17, 261.92°)
OKLab	oklab(53.1% -0.0488 -0.0958)
OKLCH	oklch(53.1% 0.108 243)
XYZ	xyz(13.6813, 15.2008, 37.8030)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2872A5 #A55B28

analogous

#28A59A #2872A5 #2833A5

triadic

#2872A5 #A52872 #72A528

tetradic

#2872A5 #9A28A5 #A55B28 #33A528

square

#2872A5 #9A28A5 #A55B28 #33A528

split-complementary

#2872A5 #A52833 #A59A28

monochromatic

#102E42 #1C5074 #2872A5 #3B93CF #6CAEDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#2872A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#2872A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2872A5

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2872A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2872A5	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A73A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4967A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2872a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 114, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.108 243.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#749ac0',
    500: '#2872a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2872a5;
$custom-light: #749ac0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2872a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.48,
    "s": 60.976,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53099,
    "c": 0.10752,
    "h": 243
  },
  "luminance": 0.15202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2872A5

secondary

#C28C67

accent

#8544E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F7

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090E12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2872A5

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

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