#2A72CD#2A72CD

#2A72CD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.158 H 256.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A72CD
RGB	rgb(42, 114, 205)
HSL	hsl(213, 66%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(213, 80%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.5%, 44.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.17, 10.45, -53.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.17, 54.40, 281.08°)
OKLab	oklab(55.61% -0.0376 -0.1531)
OKLCH	oklch(55.61% 0.158 256.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.9875, 16.9325, 60.0660)
Luminance	0.1694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A72CD #CD852A

analogous

#2AC3CD #2A72CD #332ACD

triadic

#2A72CD #CD2A72 #72CD2A

tetradic

#2A72CD #CD2AC3 #CD852A #2ACD33

square

#2A72CD #CD2AC3 #CD852A #2ACD33

split-complementary

#2A72CD #CD332A #C3CD2A

monochromatic

#153A67 #20569A #2A72CD #5892DD #8AB3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#2A72CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#2A72CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A72CD

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A72CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A72CD	1.00	4.79	4.39	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#437AD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#206CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008895

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a72cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 114, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.158 256.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d99dd',
    500: '#2a72cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a72cd;
$custom-light: #7d99dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a72cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.497,
    "s": 65.992,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55607,
    "c": 0.15764,
    "h": 256.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A72CD

secondary

#D1AE82

accent

#9E3FE9

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#EFF2FB

border

#CACCD4

text

#0B0D15

muted

#7C7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A72CD

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

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