#2E72B3#2E72B3

#2E72B3 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.123 H 250.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E72B3
RGB	rgb(46, 114, 179)
HSL	hsl(209, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(209, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 36.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.80, 1.16, -40.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.80, 40.60, 271.64°)
OKLab	oklab(54.09% -0.0412 -0.1155)
OKLCH	oklch(54.09% 0.123 250.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.2776, 15.8684, 44.8968)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E72B3 #B36F2E

analogous

#2EB3B2 #2E72B3 #2E30B3

triadic

#2E72B3 #B32E72 #72B32E

tetradic

#2E72B3 #B22EB3 #B36F2E #30B32E

square

#2E72B3 #B22EB3 #B36F2E #30B32E

split-complementary

#2E72B3 #B32E30 #B3B22E

monochromatic

#153452 #215382 #2E72B3 #4D91D1 #7EAFDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#2E72B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#2E72B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E72B3

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E72B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E72B3	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5476B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4169B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e72b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 114, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.123 250.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#789aca',
    500: '#2e72b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e72b3;
$custom-light: #789aca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e72b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.323,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54087,
    "c": 0.12262,
    "h": 250.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E72B3

secondary

#C69D76

accent

#9246E2

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E72B3

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

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