#2872AE#2872AE

#2872AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.118 H 247.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2872AE
RGB	rgb(40, 114, 174)
HSL	hsl(207, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(207, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 34.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.37, -1.47, -38.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.37, 38.40, 267.81°)
OKLab	oklab(53.61% -0.0461 -0.1091)
OKLCH	oklch(53.61% 0.118 247.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.5294, 15.5400, 42.2700)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2872AE #AE6428

analogous

#28AEA7 #2872AE #282FAE

triadic

#2872AE #AE2872 #72AE28

tetradic

#2872AE #A728AE #AE6428 #2FAE28

square

#2872AE #A728AE #AE6428 #2FAE28

split-complementary

#2872AE #AE282F #AEA728

monochromatic

#11314A #1D517C #2872AE #4091D3 #72AEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#2872AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#2872AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2872AE

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2872AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2872AE	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5675B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4368AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008088

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2872ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 114, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.118 247.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#759ac6',
    500: '#2872ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2872ae;
$custom-light: #759ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2872ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.866,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53609,
    "c": 0.1184,
    "h": 247.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2872AE

secondary

#C6946C

accent

#8B42E6

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2872AE

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

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