#2972B0#2972B0

#2972B0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.121 H 248.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2972B0
RGB	rgb(41, 114, 176)
HSL	hsl(208, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(208, 77%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 35.2%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, -0.60, -39.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 39.33, 269.13°)
OKLab	oklab(53.76% -0.045 -0.1118)
OKLCH	oklch(53.76% 0.121 248.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.7652, 15.6389, 43.3063)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2972B0 #B06729

analogous

#29B0AB #2972B0 #292EB0

triadic

#2972B0 #B02972 #72B029

tetradic

#2972B0 #AB29B0 #B06729 #2EB029

square

#2972B0 #AB29B0 #B06729 #2EB029

split-complementary

#2972B0 #B0292E #B0AB29

monochromatic

#12324D #1D527E #2972B0 #4391D3 #75AEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#2972B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#2972B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2972B0

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2972B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2972B0	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5575B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4269AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008189

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2972b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 114, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.121 248.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#769ac8',
    500: '#2972b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2972b0;
$custom-light: #769ac8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2972b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.556,
    "s": 62.212,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53755,
    "c": 0.12055,
    "h": 248.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2972B0

secondary

#C6976F

accent

#8D43E5

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2972B0

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

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