#2A72CC#2A72CC

#2A72CC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.156 H 256.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A72CC
RGB	rgb(42, 114, 204)
HSL	hsl(213, 66%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(213, 79%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 44.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.11, 10.07, -52.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.11, 53.86, 280.78°)
OKLab	oklab(55.54% -0.0378 -0.1517)
OKLCH	oklch(55.54% 0.156 256)
XYZ	xyz(17.8672, 16.8844, 59.4324)
Luminance	0.1689 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A72CC #CC842A

analogous

#2AC3CC #2A72CC #332ACC

triadic

#2A72CC #CC2A72 #72CC2A

tetradic

#2A72CC #CC2AC3 #CC842A #2ACC33

square

#2A72CC #CC2AC3 #CC842A #2ACC33

split-complementary

#2A72CC #CC332A #C3CC2A

monochromatic

#153966 #205699 #2A72CC #5792DC #8AB3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#2A72CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#2A72CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A72CC

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A72CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A72CC	1.00	4.80	4.38	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#437ACF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#226BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008795

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a72cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 114, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.156 256.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c99dc',
    500: '#2a72cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a72cc;
$custom-light: #7c99dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a72cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.333,
    "s": 65.854,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5554,
    "c": 0.15633,
    "h": 256
  },
  "luminance": 0.16887
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A72CC

secondary

#D1AD81

accent

#9D3FE9

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#EFF2FB

border

#CACCD4

text

#0B0D15

muted

#7C7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A72CC

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

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