#2A72AB#2A72AB

#2A72AB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.114 H 246.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A72AB
RGB	rgb(42, 114, 171)
HSL	hsl(207, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(207, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 33.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, -2.33, -36.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 36.85, 266.38°)
OKLab	oklab(53.5% -0.0458 -0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(53.5% 0.114 246.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.3200, 15.4655, 40.7506)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A72AB #AB632A

analogous

#2AABA4 #2A72AB #2A31AB

triadic

#2A72AB #AB2A72 #72AB2A

tetradic

#2A72AB #A42AAB #AB632A #31AB2A

square

#2A72AB #A42AAB #AB632A #31AB2A

split-complementary

#2A72AB #AB2A31 #ABA42A

monochromatic

#123049 #1E517A #2A72AB #4291D1 #73AEDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#2A72AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#2A72AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A72AB

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A72AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A72AB	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5874AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4668AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008086

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a72ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 114, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.114 246.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#769ac4',
    500: '#2a72ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a72ab;
$custom-light: #769ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a72ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.512,
    "s": 60.563,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53496,
    "c": 0.11401,
    "h": 246.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A72AB

secondary

#C4936D

accent

#8B44E4

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A72AB

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

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