#2872C4#2872C4

#2872C4 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.146 H 253.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2872C4
RGB	rgb(40, 114, 196)
HSL	hsl(212, 66%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(212, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 41.8%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.58, 6.83, -49.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.58, 49.65, 277.90°)
OKLab	oklab(54.96% -0.0405 -0.1407)
OKLCH	oklch(54.96% 0.146 253.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.8525, 16.4692, 54.5045)
Luminance	0.1647 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2872C4 #C47A28

analogous

#28C0C4 #2872C4 #2C28C4

triadic

#2872C4 #C42872 #72C428

tetradic

#2872C4 #C428C0 #C47A28 #28C42C

square

#2872C4 #C428C0 #C47A28 #28C42C

split-complementary

#2872C4 #C42C28 #C0C428

monochromatic

#13375E #1E5491 #2872C4 #4E91DB #81B1E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#2872C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#2872C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2872C4

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2872C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2872C4	1.00	4.89	4.29	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4978C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6AC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008591

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2872c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 114, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.146 253.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a9ad6',
    500: '#2872c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2872c4;
$custom-light: #7a9ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2872c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.538,
    "s": 66.102,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5496,
    "c": 0.14644,
    "h": 253.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2872C4

secondary

#CEA67A

accent

#983FE9

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#EFF2FA

border

#CACCD3

text

#0B0D14

muted

#7C7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2872C4

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

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