#2979AC#2979AC

#2979AC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.110 H 241.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2979AC
RGB	rgb(41, 121, 172)
HSL	hsl(203, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(203, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 29.7%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.41, -6.28, -33.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.41, 34.55, 259.53°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% -0.0528 -0.0961)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.11 241.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.1953, 17.1229, 41.5259)
Luminance	0.1713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2979AC #AC5C29

analogous

#29AC9E #2979AC #2938AC

triadic

#2979AC #AC2979 #79AC29

tetradic

#2979AC #9E29AC #AC5C29 #38AC29

square

#2979AC #9E29AC #AC5C29 #38AC29

split-complementary

#2979AC #AC2938 #AC9E29

monochromatic

#113349 #1D567B #2979AC #4199D2 #72B4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#2979AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#2979AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2979AC

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2979AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2979AC	1.00	4.75	4.43	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#617AAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00868B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2979ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 121, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.110 241.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#769fc5',
    500: '#2979ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2979ac;
$custom-light: #769fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2979ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.359,
    "s": 61.502,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55202,
    "c": 0.10971,
    "h": 241.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2979AC

secondary

#C58F6C

accent

#8243E5

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2979AC

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

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