#2A72AA#2A72AA

#2A72AA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.113 H 245.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A72AA
RGB	rgb(42, 114, 170)
HSL	hsl(206, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(206, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 32.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.21, -2.70, -36.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.21, 36.37, 265.74°)
OKLab	oklab(53.44% -0.0461 -0.1029)
OKLCH	oklch(53.44% 0.113 245.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.2251, 15.4275, 40.2505)
Luminance	0.1543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A72AA #AA622A

analogous

#2AAAA2 #2A72AA #2A32AA

triadic

#2A72AA #AA2A72 #72AA2A

tetradic

#2A72AA #A22AAA #AA622A #32AA2A

square

#2A72AA #A22AAA #AA622A #32AA2A

split-complementary

#2A72AA #AA2A32 #AAA22A

monochromatic

#123048 #1E5179 #2A72AA #4192D0 #72AEDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#2A72AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#2A72AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A72AA

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A72AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A72AA	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5874AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4668A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008086

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a72aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 114, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.113 245.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#759ac3',
    500: '#2a72aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a72aa;
$custom-light: #759ac3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a72aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.25,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53439,
    "c": 0.11278,
    "h": 245.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A72AA

secondary

#C3926C

accent

#8A44E4

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A72AA

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

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