#2978AC#2978AC

#2978AC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.110 H 242.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2978AC
RGB	rgb(41, 120, 172)
HSL	hsl(204, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(204, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 30.2%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.11, -5.69, -34.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.11, 34.92, 260.63°)
OKLab	oklab(54.96% -0.0519 -0.0975)
OKLCH	oklch(54.96% 0.11 242)
XYZ	xyz(15.0744, 16.8811, 41.4856)
Luminance	0.1688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2978AC #AC5D29

analogous

#29AC9F #2978AC #2937AC

triadic

#2978AC #AC2978 #78AC29

tetradic

#2978AC #9F29AC #AC5D29 #37AC29

square

#2978AC #9F29AC #AC5D29 #37AC29

split-complementary

#2978AC #AC2937 #AC9F29

monochromatic

#113349 #1D567B #2978AC #4198D2 #72B3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#2978AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#2978AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2978AC

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2978AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2978AC	1.00	4.80	4.38	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6079AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00858A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2978ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 120, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.110 242.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#769ec5',
    500: '#2978ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2978ac;
$custom-light: #769ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2978ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.817,
    "s": 61.502,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54961,
    "c": 0.11048,
    "h": 242
  },
  "luminance": 0.16883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2978AC

secondary

#C58F6C

accent

#8343E5

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2978AC

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

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