#2879AF#2879AF

#2879AF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.114 H 242.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2879AF
RGB	rgb(40, 121, 175)
HSL	hsl(204, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(204, 77%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 30.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.53, -5.31, -35.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.53, 35.93, 261.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55.34% -0.0524 -0.1007)
OKLCH	oklch(55.34% 0.114 242.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.4473, 17.2192, 43.0586)
Luminance	0.1722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2879AF #AF5E28

analogous

#28AFA2 #2879AF #2835AF

triadic

#2879AF #AF2879 #79AF28

tetradic

#2879AF #A228AF #AF5E28 #35AF28

square

#2879AF #A228AF #AF5E28 #35AF28

split-complementary

#2879AF #AF2835 #AFA228

monochromatic

#11344B #1D577D #2879AF #4199D4 #73B4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#2879AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#2879AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2879AF

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2879AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2879AF	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)

#607AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6EAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00868C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2879af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 121, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.114 242.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#769fc7',
    500: '#2879af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2879af;
$custom-light: #769fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2879af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204,
    "s": 62.791,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55338,
    "c": 0.1135,
    "h": 242.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2879AF

secondary

#C6906D

accent

#8442E6

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2879AF

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

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