#2B72A9#2B72A9

#2B72A9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.111 H 245.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B72A9
RGB	rgb(43, 114, 169)
HSL	hsl(206, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(206, 75%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.6%, 32.5%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.19, -2.93, -35.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.19, 35.84, 265.31°)
OKLab	oklab(53.41% -0.0459 -0.1013)
OKLCH	oklch(53.41% 0.111 245.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.1723, 15.4112, 39.7562)
Luminance	0.1541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B72A9 #A9622B

analogous

#2BA9A1 #2B72A9 #2B33A9

triadic

#2B72A9 #A92B72 #72A92B

tetradic

#2B72A9 #A12BA9 #A9622B #33A92B

square

#2B72A9 #A12BA9 #A9622B #33A92B

split-complementary

#2B72A9 #A92B33 #A9A12B

monochromatic

#123047 #1F5178 #2B72A9 #4292CF #73AEDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#2B72A9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#2B72A9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B72A9

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B72A9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B72A9	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5974AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4768A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b72a9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 114, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.111 245.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#769ac3',
    500: '#2b72a9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b72a9;
$custom-light: #769ac3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b72a9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.19,
    "s": 59.434,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53413,
    "c": 0.11119,
    "h": 245.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15413
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B72A9

secondary

#C3926D

accent

#8A45E3

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B72A9

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

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