#2979AD#2979AD

#2979AD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.111 H 241.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2979AD
RGB	rgb(41, 121, 173)
HSL	hsl(204, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(204, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 30.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.46, -5.92, -34.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.46, 34.99, 260.27°)
OKLab	oklab(55.26% -0.0525 -0.0976)
OKLCH	oklch(55.26% 0.111 241.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2917, 17.1615, 42.0336)
Luminance	0.1716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2979AD #AD5D29

analogous

#29AD9F #2979AD #2937AD

triadic

#2979AD #AD2979 #79AD29

tetradic

#2979AD #9F29AD #AD5D29 #37AD29

square

#2979AD #9F29AD #AD5D29 #37AD29

split-complementary

#2979AD #AD2937 #AD9F29

monochromatic

#12344A #1D567C #2979AD #4199D2 #73B4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#2979AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#2979AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2979AD

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2979AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2979AD	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#617AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00868B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2979ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 121, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.111 241.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2979ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.636,
    "s": 61.682,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55256,
    "c": 0.11085,
    "h": 241.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2979AD

secondary

#C5906D

accent

#8343E5

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2979AD

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

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