#2979AE#2979AE

#2979AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.112 H 242.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2979AE
RGB	rgb(41, 121, 174)
HSL	hsl(204, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(204, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.4%, 30.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.51, -5.55, -34.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.51, 35.43, 260.99°)
OKLab	oklab(55.31% -0.0522 -0.0991)
OKLCH	oklch(55.31% 0.112 242.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.3888, 17.2003, 42.5451)
Luminance	0.1720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2979AE #AE5E29

analogous

#29AEA1 #2979AE #2937AE

triadic

#2979AE #AE2979 #79AE29

tetradic

#2979AE #A129AE #AE5E29 #37AE29

square

#2979AE #A129AE #AE5E29 #37AE29

split-complementary

#2979AE #AE2937 #AEA129

monochromatic

#12344B #1D577C #2979AE #4299D2 #73B4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#2979AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#2979AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2979AE

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2979AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2979AE	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#607AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00868C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2979ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 121, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.112 242.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#769fc6',
    500: '#2979ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2979ae;
$custom-light: #769fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2979ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.91,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55311,
    "c": 0.11199,
    "h": 242.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2979AE

secondary

#C5906D

accent

#8343E5

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2979AE

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

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