#2979A5#2979A5

#2979A5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.102 H 237.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2979A5
RGB	rgb(41, 121, 165)
HSL	hsl(201, 60%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(201, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 26.7%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.08, -8.81, -30.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.08, 31.67, 253.84°)
OKLab	oklab(54.83% -0.0552 -0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(54.83% 0.102 237.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.5407, 16.8611, 38.0782)
Luminance	0.1686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2979A5 #A55529

analogous

#29A593 #2979A5 #293BA5

triadic

#2979A5 #A52979 #79A529

tetradic

#2979A5 #9329A5 #A55529 #3BA529

square

#2979A5 #9329A5 #A55529 #3BA529

split-complementary

#2979A5 #A5293B #A59329

monochromatic

#113143 #1D5574 #2979A5 #3D9BCF #6EB4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#2979A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#2979A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2979A5

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2979A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2979A5	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)

#6479A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536DA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008488

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2979a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 121, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.102 237.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#749fc0',
    500: '#2979a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2979a5;
$custom-light: #749fc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2979a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.29,
    "s": 60.194,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54832,
    "c": 0.10202,
    "h": 237.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2979A5

secondary

#C28868

accent

#7D44E3

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F7

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090E12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2979A5

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

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