#2873AE#2873AE

#2873AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.117 H 246.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2873AE
RGB	rgb(40, 115, 174)
HSL	hsl(206, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(206, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 33.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.67, -2.08, -37.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.67, 37.95, 266.86°)
OKLab	oklab(53.85% -0.047 -0.1077)
OKLCH	oklch(53.85% 0.117 246.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.6429, 15.7669, 42.3078)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2873AE #AE6328

analogous

#28AEA6 #2873AE #2830AE

triadic

#2873AE #AE2873 #73AE28

tetradic

#2873AE #A628AE #AE6328 #30AE28

square

#2873AE #A628AE #AE6328 #30AE28

split-complementary

#2873AE #AE2830 #AEA628

monochromatic

#11314A #1D527C #2873AE #4092D3 #72AFDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#2873AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#2873AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2873AE

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2873AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2873AE	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5875B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4569AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008188

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2873ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 115, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.117 246.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#769bc6',
    500: '#2873ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2873ae;
$custom-light: #769bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2873ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.418,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53847,
    "c": 0.11748,
    "h": 246.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2873AE

secondary

#C6946C

accent

#8A42E6

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2873AE

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

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