#2972B2#2972B2

#2972B2 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.123 H 248.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2972B2
RGB	rgb(41, 114, 178)
HSL	hsl(208, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(208, 77%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 36%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.60, 0.15, -40.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.60, 40.33, 270.21°)
OKLab	oklab(53.87% -0.0444 -0.1148)
OKLCH	oklch(53.87% 0.123 248.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9646, 15.7186, 44.3562)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2972B2 #B26929

analogous

#29B2AD #2972B2 #292EB2

triadic

#2972B2 #B22972 #72B229

tetradic

#2972B2 #AD29B2 #B26929 #2EB229

square

#2972B2 #AD29B2 #B26929 #2EB229

split-complementary

#2972B2 #B2292E #B2AD29

monochromatic

#12324F #1E5280 #2972B2 #4491D4 #76AEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#2972B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#2972B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2972B2

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2972B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2972B2	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5475B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4069B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008189

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2972b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 114, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.123 248.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#779ac9',
    500: '#2972b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2972b2;
$custom-light: #779ac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2972b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.029,
    "s": 62.557,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53873,
    "c": 0.12306,
    "h": 248.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2972B2

secondary

#C79970

accent

#8F42E6

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2972B2

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

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