#2C738E#2C738E

#2C738E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.081 H 226.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C738E
RGB	rgb(44, 115, 142)
HSL	hsl(197, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(197, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(69%, 19%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, -12.99, -21.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 24.87, 238.51°)
OKLab	oklab(52.29% -0.0557 -0.0593)
OKLCH	oklch(52.29% 0.081 226.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.0500, 14.7486, 27.7977)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C738E #8E472C

analogous

#2C8E78 #2C738E #2C428E

triadic

#2C738E #8E2C73 #738E2C

tetradic

#2C738E #782C8E #8E472C #428E2C

square

#2C738E #782C8E #8E472C #428E2C

split-complementary

#2C738E #8E2C42 #8E782C

monochromatic

#0F2731 #1E4D5F #2C738E #3A99BD #65B2CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#2C738E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#2C738E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C738E

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C738E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C738E	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65718F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#57678E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c738e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 115, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.081 226.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#729baf',
    500: '#2c738e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c738e;
$custom-light: #729baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c738e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.531,
    "s": 52.688,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52294,
    "c": 0.08139,
    "h": 226.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C738E

secondary

#B67860

accent

#734CDC

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C738E

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

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