#2A72A0#2A72A0

#2A72A0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.101 H 240.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A72A0
RGB	rgb(42, 114, 160)
HSL	hsl(203, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(203, 74%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.8%, 28.8%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.72, -6.36, -31.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.72, 31.82, 258.47°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% -0.0493 -0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.101 240.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.3149, 15.0634, 35.4567)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A72A0 #A0582A

analogous

#2AA093 #2A72A0 #2A37A0

triadic

#2A72A0 #A02A72 #72A02A

tetradic

#2A72A0 #932AA0 #A0582A #37A02A

square

#2A72A0 #932AA0 #A0582A #37A02A

split-complementary

#2A72A0 #A02A37 #A0932A

monochromatic

#112D3F #1D4F70 #2A72A0 #3C93CC #6CAED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#2A72A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#2A72A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A72A0

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A72A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A72A0	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D72A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C679F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a72a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 114, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.101 240.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#749abc',
    500: '#2a72a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a72a0;
$custom-light: #749abc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a72a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.39,
    "s": 58.416,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52887,
    "c": 0.10095,
    "h": 240.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A72A0

secondary

#BF8967

accent

#8346E2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A72A0

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

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