#2B72A0#2B72A0

#2B72A0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.101 H 241.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B72A0
RGB	rgb(43, 114, 160)
HSL	hsl(204, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(204, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 28.8%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.75, -6.22, -31.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.75, 31.75, 258.71°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% -0.0487 -0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.101 241)
XYZ	xyz(13.3563, 15.0848, 35.4586)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B72A0 #A0592B

analogous

#2BA094 #2B72A0 #2B37A0

triadic

#2B72A0 #A02B72 #72A02B

tetradic

#2B72A0 #942BA0 #A0592B #37A02B

square

#2B72A0 #942BA0 #A0592B #37A02B

split-complementary

#2B72A0 #A02B37 #A0942B

monochromatic

#112D40 #1E5070 #2B72A0 #3D93CB #6EAED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#2B72A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#2B72A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B72A0

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B72A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B72A0	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D73A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D679F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b72a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 114, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.101 241.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#749abc',
    500: '#2b72a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b72a0;
$custom-light: #749abc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b72a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.59,
    "s": 57.635,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52918,
    "c": 0.10055,
    "h": 241
  },
  "luminance": 0.15086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B72A0

secondary

#BF8A68

accent

#8347E1

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090E12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B72A0

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

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