#2C728E#2C728E
#2C728E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.082 H 228.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C728E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 114, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 69%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69%, 19.7%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.97, -12.42, -21.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.97, 25.00, 240.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.04% -0.0546 -0.0607) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.04% 0.082 228) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9366, 14.5218, 27.7598) |
| Luminance | 0.1452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.13
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.20
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.21
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.35
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 5.95
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C728E #8E482C
analogous
#2C8E79 #2C728E #2C418E
triadic
#2C728E #8E2C72 #728E2C
tetradic
#2C728E #792C8E #8E482C #418E2C
square
#2C728E #792C8E #8E482C #418E2C
split-complementary
#2C728E #8E2C41 #8E792C
monochromatic
#0F2731 #1E4C5F #2C728E #3A98BD #65B1CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.38
#2C728E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.90
#2C728E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2C728E
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C728E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C728E | 1.00 | 5.38 | 3.90 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#63708F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#56668E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007A7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c728e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 114, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.082 228.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#719aaf',
500: '#2c728e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c728e; $custom-light: #719aaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c728e",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 114,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.143,
"s": 52.688,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52042,
"c": 0.08168,
"h": 228
},
"luminance": 0.14523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C728E
secondary
#B67960
accent
#754CDC
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#090E10
muted
#7B7E7F