#2A72A2#2A72A2
#2A72A2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.103 H 241.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A72A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 114, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.1%, 29.6%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.82, -5.63, -32.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.82, 32.70, 260.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53% -0.0486 -0.0911) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53% 0.103 241.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4912, 15.1340, 36.3855) |
| Luminance | 0.1514 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 2.24
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 3.19
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 3.43
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.54
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 3.84
Bluish
#2976BB
ΔE00 4.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A72A2 #A25A2A
analogous
#2AA296 #2A72A2 #2A36A2
triadic
#2A72A2 #A22A72 #72A22A
tetradic
#2A72A2 #962AA2 #A25A2A #36A22A
square
#2A72A2 #962AA2 #A25A2A #36A22A
split-complementary
#2A72A2 #A22A36 #A2962A
monochromatic
#112E41 #1D5071 #2A72A2 #3D93CD #6DAED9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.21
#2A72A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.03
#2A72A2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A72A2
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A72A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A72A2 | 1.00 | 5.21 | 4.03 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C73A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B67A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007E83
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a72a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 114, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.103 241.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#749abd',
500: '#2a72a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a72a2; $custom-light: #749abd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a72a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 114,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52995,
"c": 0.10325,
"h": 241.9
},
"luminance": 0.15136
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A72A2
secondary
#C08B68
accent
#8446E2
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EEF2F6
border
#C9CCD0
text
#090E12
muted
#7B7E81