#2872BD#2872BD

#2872BD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.137 H 252.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2872BD
RGB	rgb(40, 114, 189)
HSL	hsl(210, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(210, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 39.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.18, 4.17, -45.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.18, 45.97, 275.21°)
OKLab	oklab(54.52% -0.0421 -0.1308)
OKLCH	oklch(54.52% 0.137 252.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.0742, 16.1579, 50.4059)
Luminance	0.1616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2872BD #BD7328

analogous

#28BDBD #2872BD #2828BD

triadic

#2872BD #BD2872 #72BD28

tetradic

#2872BD #BD28BD #BD7328 #28BD28

square

#2872BD #BD28BD #BD7328 #28BD28

split-complementary

#2872BD #BD2828 #BDBD28

monochromatic

#133558 #1D548A #2872BD #4A91D9 #7CAFE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#2872BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#2872BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2872BD

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2872BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2872BD	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E77C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#366ABC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00848E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2872bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 114, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.137 252.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799ad1',
    500: '#2872bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2872bd;
$custom-light: #799ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2872bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.201,
    "s": 65.066,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54515,
    "c": 0.1374,
    "h": 252.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2872BD

secondary

#CBA175

accent

#9440E8

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F9

border

#CACCD2

text

#0A0E14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2872BD

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

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