#2979AA#2979AA

#2979AA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.107 H 240.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2979AA
RGB	rgb(41, 121, 170)
HSL	hsl(203, 61%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(203, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 28.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.32, -7.01, -32.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.32, 33.70, 258.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.1% -0.0535 -0.0932)
OKLCH	oklch(55.1% 0.107 240.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0047, 17.0467, 40.5220)
Luminance	0.1705 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2979AA #AA5A29

analogous

#29AA9B #2979AA #2939AA

triadic

#2979AA #AA2979 #79AA29

tetradic

#2979AA #9B29AA #AA5A29 #39AA29

square

#2979AA #9B29AA #AA5A29 #39AA29

split-complementary

#2979AA #AA2939 #AA9B29

monochromatic

#113347 #1D5679 #2979AA #3F9AD1 #71B4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#2979AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#2979AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2979AA

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2979AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2979AA	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6279AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506DA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00858A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2979aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 121, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.107 240.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#759fc3',
    500: '#2979aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2979aa;
$custom-light: #759fc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2979aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.791,
    "s": 61.137,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55095,
    "c": 0.10745,
    "h": 240.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2979AA

secondary

#C48D6B

accent

#8144E4

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2979AA

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

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