#2879AE#2879AE

#2879AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.112 H 242.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2879AE
RGB	rgb(40, 121, 174)
HSL	hsl(204, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(204, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 30.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.49, -5.67, -35.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.49, 35.49, 260.80°)
OKLab	oklab(55.28% -0.0527 -0.0992)
OKLCH	oklch(55.28% 0.112 242)
XYZ	xyz(15.3494, 17.1800, 42.5433)
Luminance	0.1718 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2879AE #AE5D28

analogous

#28AEA0 #2879AE #2836AE

triadic

#2879AE #AE2879 #79AE28

tetradic

#2879AE #A028AE #AE5D28 #36AE28

square

#2879AE #A028AE #AE5D28 #36AE28

split-complementary

#2879AE #AE2836 #AEA028

monochromatic

#11344A #1D567C #2879AE #4099D3 #72B4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#2879AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#2879AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2879AE

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2879AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2879AE	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#607AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00868C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2879ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 121, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.112 242.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#769fc6',
    500: '#2879ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2879ae;
$custom-light: #769fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2879ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.731,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55283,
    "c": 0.11235,
    "h": 242
  },
  "luminance": 0.17182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2879AE

secondary

#C6906C

accent

#8342E6

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2879AE

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

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