#2A72AC#2A72AC

#2A72AC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.115 H 246.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A72AC
RGB	rgb(42, 114, 172)
HSL	hsl(207, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(207, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.6%, 33.7%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.32, -1.96, -37.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.32, 37.33, 266.99°)
OKLab	oklab(53.55% -0.0455 -0.1058)
OKLCH	oklch(53.55% 0.115 246.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.4157, 15.5038, 41.2545)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A72AC #AC642A

analogous

#2AACA5 #2A72AC #2A31AC

triadic

#2A72AC #AC2A72 #72AC2A

tetradic

#2A72AC #A52AAC #AC642A #31AC2A

square

#2A72AC #A52AAC #AC642A #31AC2A

split-complementary

#2A72AC #AC2A31 #ACA52A

monochromatic

#12314A #1E517B #2A72AC #4291D1 #73AEDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#2A72AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#2A72AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A72AC

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A72AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A72AC	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5774AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4568AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008087

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a72ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 114, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.115 246.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#769ac5',
    500: '#2a72ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a72ac;
$custom-light: #769ac5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a72ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.769,
    "s": 60.748,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53553,
    "c": 0.11523,
    "h": 246.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A72AC

secondary

#C4946D

accent

#8B44E4

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A72AC

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

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