#2C79AE#2C79AE

#2C79AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.111 H 242.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C79AE
RGB	rgb(44, 121, 174)
HSL	hsl(204, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(204, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 30.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.59, -5.16, -34.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.59, 35.24, 261.57°)
OKLab	oklab(55.4% -0.0506 -0.0987)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.111 242.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.5131, 17.2644, 42.5510)
Luminance	0.1727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C79AE #AE612C

analogous

#2CAEA2 #2C79AE #2C38AE

triadic

#2C79AE #AE2C79 #79AE2C

tetradic

#2C79AE #A22CAE #AE612C #38AE2C

square

#2C79AE #A22CAE #AE612C #38AE2C

split-complementary

#2C79AE #AE2C38 #AEA22C

monochromatic

#13354C #20577D #2C79AE #4798D0 #78B4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#2C79AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#2C79AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C79AE

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C79AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C79AE	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)

#617AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00868C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c79ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 121, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.111 242.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#779fc6',
    500: '#2c79ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c79ae;
$custom-light: #779fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c79ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.462,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55397,
    "c": 0.11089,
    "h": 242.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C79AE

secondary

#C59371

accent

#8545E3

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C79AE

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

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