#2A72A5#2A72A5

#2A72A5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.107 H 243.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A72A5
RGB	rgb(42, 114, 165)
HSL	hsl(205, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(205, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 30.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.96, -4.54, -33.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.96, 34.04, 262.34°)
OKLab	oklab(53.16% -0.0477 -0.0955)
OKLCH	oklch(53.16% 0.107 243.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7611, 15.2419, 37.8067)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A72A5 #A55D2A

analogous

#2AA59A #2A72A5 #2A35A5

triadic

#2A72A5 #A52A72 #72A52A

tetradic

#2A72A5 #9A2AA5 #A55D2A #35A52A

square

#2A72A5 #9A2AA5 #A55D2A #35A52A

split-complementary

#2A72A5 #A52A35 #A59A2A

monochromatic

#112F43 #1E5074 #2A72A5 #3E92CE #6FAEDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#2A72A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#2A72A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A72A5

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A72A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A72A5	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B73A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A68A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a72a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 114, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.107 243.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#749ac0',
    500: '#2a72a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a72a5;
$custom-light: #749ac0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a72a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.878,
    "s": 59.42,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53159,
    "c": 0.10677,
    "h": 243.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A72A5

secondary

#C18E69

accent

#8645E3

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F7

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090E12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A72A5

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

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