#2972CC#2972CC

#2972CC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.157 H 255.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2972CC
RGB	rgb(41, 114, 204)
HSL	hsl(213, 67%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(213, 80%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 44.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.09, 9.97, -52.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.09, 53.88, 280.66°)
OKLab	oklab(55.51% -0.0383 -0.1518)
OKLCH	oklch(55.51% 0.157 255.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.8268, 16.8635, 59.4305)
Luminance	0.1687 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2972CC #CC8329

analogous

#29C3CC #2972CC #3129CC

triadic

#2972CC #CC2972 #72CC29

tetradic

#2972CC #CC29C3 #CC8329 #29CC31

square

#2972CC #CC29C3 #CC8329 #29CC31

split-complementary

#2972CC #CC3129 #C3CC29

monochromatic

#153966 #1F5699 #2972CC #5592DD #88B3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#2972CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#2972CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2972CC

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2972CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2972CC	1.00	4.80	4.37	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#437ACF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#216BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008795

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2972cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 114, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.157 255.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c99dc',
    500: '#2972cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2972cc;
$custom-light: #7c99dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2972cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.129,
    "s": 66.531,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55512,
    "c": 0.15659,
    "h": 255.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2972CC

secondary

#D1AD80

accent

#9D3EE9

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#EFF2FB

border

#CACCD4

text

#0B0D15

muted

#7C7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2972CC

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

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