#2879AD#2879AD

#2879AD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.111 H 241.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2879AD
RGB	rgb(40, 121, 173)
HSL	hsl(203, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(203, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 30.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.44, -6.04, -34.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.44, 35.05, 260.08°)
OKLab	oklab(55.23% -0.053 -0.0977)
OKLCH	oklch(55.23% 0.111 241.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.2523, 17.1412, 42.0318)
Luminance	0.1714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2879AD #AD5C28

analogous

#28AD9F #2879AD #2836AD

triadic

#2879AD #AD2879 #79AD28

tetradic

#2879AD #9F28AD #AD5C28 #36AD28

square

#2879AD #9F28AD #AD5C28 #36AD28

split-complementary

#2879AD #AD2836 #AD9F28

monochromatic

#11334A #1D567B #2879AD #3F99D3 #71B4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#2879AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#2879AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2879AD

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2879AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2879AD	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#617AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00868B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2879ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 121, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.111 241.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#769fc5',
    500: '#2879ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2879ad;
$custom-light: #769fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2879ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.459,
    "s": 62.441,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55229,
    "c": 0.1112,
    "h": 241.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2879AD

secondary

#C58F6C

accent

#8242E6

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2879AD

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

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