#2B72AB#2B72AB

#2B72AB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.114 H 246.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#2B72AB
RGBrgb(43, 114, 171)
HSLhsl(207, 60%, 42%)
HSVhsv(207, 75%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(74.9%, 33.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LABlab(46.29, -2.20, -36.73)
CIE-LCHlch(46.29, 36.79, 266.58°)
OKLaboklab(53.53% -0.0453 -0.1042)
OKLCHoklch(53.53% 0.114 246.5)
XYZxyz(14.3614, 15.4868, 40.7525)
Luminance0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#2B72AB #AB642B
analogous
#2BABA4 #2B72AB #2B32AB
triadic
#2B72AB #AB2B72 #72AB2B
tetradic
#2B72AB #A42BAB #AB642B #32AB2B
square
#2B72AB #A42BAB #AB642B #32AB2B
split-complementary
#2B72AB #AB2B32 #ABA42B
monochromatic
#123149 #1F517A #2B72AB #4391D0 #74AEDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12
#2B72AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10
#2B72AB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B72AB
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##2B72AB#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##2B72AB1.005.124.105.12
#FFFFFF5.121.0021.001.00
#0000004.1021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.121.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5874AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4668AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008086
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #2b72ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 114, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.114 246.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#769ac4',
    500: '#2b72ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #2b72ab;
$custom-light: #769ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#2b72ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.719,
    "s": 59.813,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53526,
    "c": 0.11365,
    "h": 246.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#2B72AB
secondary
#C4946E
accent
#8B45E3
background
#F7F9FC
surface
#EEF2F8
border
#C9CCD1
text
#0A0E12
muted
#7C7E81

Preview Lab

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#2B72AB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva