#2972BD#2972BD

#2972BD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.137 H 252.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2972BD
RGB	rgb(41, 114, 189)
HSL	hsl(210, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(210, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 39.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.21, 4.28, -45.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.21, 45.94, 275.35°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% -0.0416 -0.1306)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.137 252.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.1136, 16.1783, 50.4077)
Luminance	0.1618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2972BD #BD7429

analogous

#29BCBD #2972BD #2A29BD

triadic

#2972BD #BD2972 #72BD29

tetradic

#2972BD #BD29BC #BD7429 #29BD2A

square

#2972BD #BD29BC #BD7429 #29BD2A

split-complementary

#2972BD #BD2A29 #BCBD29

monochromatic

#133558 #1E548B #2972BD #4B91D8 #7DB0E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#2972BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#2972BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2972BD

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2972BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2972BD	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E77C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#366ABC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00848E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2972bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 114, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.137 252.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799ad1',
    500: '#2972bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2972bd;
$custom-light: #799ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2972bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.405,
    "s": 64.348,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54543,
    "c": 0.1371,
    "h": 252.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2972BD

secondary

#CBA177

accent

#9540E7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F9

border

#CACCD2

text

#0A0E14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2972BD

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

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