#2B72A5#2B72A5

#2B72A5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.106 H 243.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B72A5
RGB	rgb(43, 114, 165)
HSL	hsl(205, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(205, 74%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 30.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.99, -4.40, -33.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.99, 33.98, 262.56°)
OKLab	oklab(53.19% -0.0471 -0.0954)
OKLCH	oklch(53.19% 0.106 243.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.8025, 15.2633, 37.8087)
Luminance	0.1527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B72A5 #A55E2B

analogous

#2BA59B #2B72A5 #2B35A5

triadic

#2B72A5 #A52B72 #72A52B

tetradic

#2B72A5 #9B2BA5 #A55E2B #35A52B

square

#2B72A5 #9B2BA5 #A55E2B #35A52B

split-complementary

#2B72A5 #A52B35 #A59B2B

monochromatic

#122F44 #1E5074 #2B72A5 #4092CD #71AEDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#2B72A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#2B72A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B72A5

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B72A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B72A5	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B73A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A68A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b72a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 114, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.106 243.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#759ac0',
    500: '#2b72a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b72a5;
$custom-light: #759ac0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b72a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.082,
    "s": 58.654,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5319,
    "c": 0.10638,
    "h": 243.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B72A5

secondary

#C18F6B

accent

#8746E2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F7

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090E12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B72A5

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

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