#2B79AD#2B79AD

#2B79AD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.110 H 242.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B79AD
RGB	rgb(43, 121, 173)
HSL	hsl(204, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(204, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.1%, 30.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.52, -5.66, -34.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.52, 34.86, 260.66°)
OKLab	oklab(55.31% -0.0514 -0.0974)
OKLCH	oklch(55.31% 0.11 242.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.3735, 17.2037, 42.0375)
Luminance	0.1721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B79AD #AD5F2B

analogous

#2BADA0 #2B79AD #2B38AD

triadic

#2B79AD #AD2B79 #79AD2B

tetradic

#2B79AD #A02BAD #AD5F2B #38AD2B

square

#2B79AD #A02BAD #AD5F2B #38AD2B

split-complementary

#2B79AD #AD2B38 #ADA02B

monochromatic

#13344B #1F577C #2B79AD #4599D1 #76B4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#2B79AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#2B79AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B79AD

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B79AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B79AD	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#617AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00868B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b79ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 121, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.110 242.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#769fc5',
    500: '#2b79ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b79ad;
$custom-light: #769fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b79ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204,
    "s": 60.185,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55313,
    "c": 0.11011,
    "h": 242.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B79AD

secondary

#C4916F

accent

#8444E3

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B79AD

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

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