#2C72A9#2C72A9

#2C72A9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.111 H 245.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C72A9
RGB	rgb(44, 114, 169)
HSL	hsl(206, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(206, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 32.5%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.22, -2.80, -35.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.22, 35.78, 265.52°)
OKLab	oklab(53.44% -0.0453 -0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(53.44% 0.111 245.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.2147, 15.4331, 39.7581)
Luminance	0.1543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C72A9 #A9632C

analogous

#2CA9A2 #2C72A9 #2C34A9

triadic

#2C72A9 #A92C72 #72A92C

tetradic

#2C72A9 #A22CA9 #A9632C #34A92C

square

#2C72A9 #A22CA9 #A9632C #34A92C

split-complementary

#2C72A9 #A92C34 #A9A22C

monochromatic

#133048 #1F5178 #2C72A9 #4491CE #74AEDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#2C72A9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#2C72A9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C72A9

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C72A9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C72A9	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	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: #2c72a9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 114, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.111 245.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#769ac3',
    500: '#2c72a9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c72a9;
$custom-light: #769ac3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c72a9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.4,
    "s": 58.685,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53444,
    "c": 0.11082,
    "h": 245.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C72A9

secondary

#C3936E

accent

#8B46E2

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C72A9

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

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