#2B799C#2B799C

#2B799C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.092 H 231.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B799C
RGB	rgb(43, 121, 156)
HSL	hsl(199, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(199, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 22.4%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.74, -11.72, -25.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.74, 28.24, 245.47°)
OKLab	oklab(54.44% -0.0573 -0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(54.44% 0.092 231.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.8320, 16.5871, 33.9187)
Luminance	0.1659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B799C #9C4E2B

analogous

#2B9C87 #2B799C #2B419C

triadic

#2B799C #9C2B79 #799C2B

tetradic

#2B799C #872B9C #9C4E2B #419C2B

square

#2B799C #872B9C #9C4E2B #419C2B

split-complementary

#2B799C #9C2B41 #9C872B

monochromatic

#112F3C #1E546C #2B799C #3B9DC9 #6BB5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#2B799C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#2B799C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B799C

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B799C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B799C	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67779E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586C9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008385

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b799c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 121, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.092 231.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#749fb9',
    500: '#2b799c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b799c;
$custom-light: #749fb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b799c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.584,
    "s": 56.784,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54436,
    "c": 0.09215,
    "h": 231.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B799C

secondary

#BD8166

accent

#7748E0

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B799C

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

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