#2C79AD#2C79AD

#2C79AD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.110 H 242.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C79AD
RGB	rgb(44, 121, 173)
HSL	hsl(204, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(204, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.6%, 30.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.54, -5.53, -34.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.54, 34.79, 260.86°)
OKLab	oklab(55.34% -0.0509 -0.0972)
OKLCH	oklch(55.34% 0.11 242.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.4160, 17.2256, 42.0395)
Luminance	0.1723 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C79AD #AD602C

analogous

#2CADA0 #2C79AD #2C39AD

triadic

#2C79AD #AD2C79 #79AD2C

tetradic

#2C79AD #A02CAD #AD602C #39AD2C

square

#2C79AD #A02CAD #AD602C #39AD2C

split-complementary

#2C79AD #AD2C39 #ADA02C

monochromatic

#13354B #20577C #2C79AD #4698D0 #77B4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#2C79AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#2C79AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C79AD

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C79AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C79AD	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	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: #2c79ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 121, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.110 242.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#779fc5',
    500: '#2c79ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c79ad;
$custom-light: #779fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c79ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.186,
    "s": 59.447,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55342,
    "c": 0.10973,
    "h": 242.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C79AD

secondary

#C49271

accent

#8545E3

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C79AD

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

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