#2872B2#2872B2

#2872B2 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.123 H 248.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2872B2
RGB	rgb(40, 114, 178)
HSL	hsl(208, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(208, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 36%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.58, 0.03, -40.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.58, 40.37, 270.04°)
OKLab	oklab(53.84% -0.0449 -0.1149)
OKLCH	oklch(53.84% 0.123 248.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.9252, 15.6983, 44.3543)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2872B2 #B26828

analogous

#28B2AD #2872B2 #282DB2

triadic

#2872B2 #B22872 #72B228

tetradic

#2872B2 #AD28B2 #B26828 #2DB228

square

#2872B2 #AD28B2 #B26828 #2DB228

split-complementary

#2872B2 #B2282D #B2AD28

monochromatic

#12324E #1D5280 #2872B2 #4391D5 #75AEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#2872B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#2872B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2872B2

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2872B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2872B2	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5475B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4069B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008189

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2872b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 114, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.123 248.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#769ac9',
    500: '#2872b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2872b2;
$custom-light: #769ac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2872b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.826,
    "s": 63.303,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53844,
    "c": 0.12339,
    "h": 248.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2872B2

secondary

#C7986F

accent

#8E41E6

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2872B2

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

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