#2B72A8#2B72A8

#2B72A8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.110 H 245.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B72A8
RGB	rgb(43, 114, 168)
HSL	hsl(206, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(206, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 32.1%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, -3.30, -35.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 35.37, 264.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.36% -0.0462 -0.0998)
OKLCH	oklch(53.36% 0.11 245.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.0787, 15.3738, 39.2636)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B72A8 #A8612B

analogous

#2BA8A0 #2B72A8 #2B34A8

triadic

#2B72A8 #A82B72 #72A82B

tetradic

#2B72A8 #A02BA8 #A8612B #34A82B

square

#2B72A8 #A02BA8 #A8612B #34A82B

split-complementary

#2B72A8 #A82B34 #A8A02B

monochromatic

#123047 #1F5177 #2B72A8 #4292CF #72AEDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#2B72A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#2B72A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B72A8

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B72A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B72A8	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5974AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4868A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b72a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 114, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.110 245.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#759ac2',
    500: '#2b72a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b72a8;
$custom-light: #759ac2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b72a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.92,
    "s": 59.242,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53357,
    "c": 0.10998,
    "h": 245.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B72A8

secondary

#C2926C

accent

#8945E2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F7

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B72A8

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

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