#2C78AE#2C78AE

#2C78AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.112 H 243.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C78AE
RGB	rgb(44, 120, 174)
HSL	hsl(205, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(205, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 31%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.29, -4.57, -35.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.29, 35.63, 262.63°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% -0.0496 -0.1001)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.112 243.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.3922, 17.0226, 42.5107)
Luminance	0.1702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C78AE #AE622C

analogous

#2CAEA3 #2C78AE #2C37AE

triadic

#2C78AE #AE2C78 #78AE2C

tetradic

#2C78AE #A32CAE #AE622C #37AE2C

square

#2C78AE #A32CAE #AE622C #37AE2C

split-complementary

#2C78AE #AE2C37 #AEA32C

monochromatic

#13354C #20567D #2C78AE #4797D0 #78B3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#2C78AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#2C78AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C78AE

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C78AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C78AE	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F79B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00858B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c78ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 120, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.112 243.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#779ec6',
    500: '#2c78ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c78ae;
$custom-light: #779ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c78ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.923,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55157,
    "c": 0.11171,
    "h": 243.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C78AE

secondary

#C59471

accent

#8745E3

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C78AE

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

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