#2B728C#2B728C

#2B728C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.081 H 225.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B728C
RGB	rgb(43, 114, 140)
HSL	hsl(196, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(196, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 18.6%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.86, -13.27, -20.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.86, 24.58, 237.31°)
OKLab	oklab(51.91% -0.056 -0.0578)
OKLCH	oklch(51.91% 0.081 225.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.7453, 14.4404, 26.9741)
Luminance	0.1444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B728C #8C452B

analogous

#2B8C75 #2B728C #2B428C

triadic

#2B728C #8C2B72 #728C2B

tetradic

#2B728C #752B8C #8C452B #428C2B

square

#2B728C #752B8C #8C452B #428C2B

split-complementary

#2B728C #8C2B42 #8C752B

monochromatic

#0E262E #1D4C5D #2B728C #3998BB #62B2CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#2B728C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#2B728C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B728C

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B728C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B728C	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64708D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#56668C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b728c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 114, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.081 225.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#719aad',
    500: '#2b728c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b728c;
$custom-light: #719aad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b728c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.082,
    "s": 53.005,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51914,
    "c": 0.08052,
    "h": 225.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B728C

secondary

#B5755E

accent

#724BDC

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B728C

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

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