#2E78B2#2E78B2

#2E78B2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.116 H 245.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E78B2
RGB	rgb(46, 120, 178)
HSL	hsl(206, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(206, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 32.6%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.54, -2.84, -37.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.54, 37.36, 265.63°)
OKLab	oklab(55.44% -0.0473 -0.1056)
OKLCH	oklch(55.44% 0.116 245.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.8760, 17.2263, 44.5991)
Luminance	0.1723 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E78B2 #B2682E

analogous

#2EB2AA #2E78B2 #2E36B2

triadic

#2E78B2 #B22E78 #78B22E

tetradic

#2E78B2 #AA2EB2 #B2682E #36B22E

square

#2E78B2 #AA2EB2 #B2682E #36B22E

split-complementary

#2E78B2 #B22E36 #B2AA2E

monochromatic

#153651 #215781 #2E78B2 #4C97D1 #7DB3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#2E78B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#2E78B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E78B2

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E78B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E78B2	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)

#5D7AB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6EB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00868D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e78b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 120, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.116 245.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#789ec9',
    500: '#2e78b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e78b2;
$custom-light: #789ec9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e78b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.364,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5544,
    "c": 0.11573,
    "h": 245.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E78B2

secondary

#C69976

accent

#8A46E2

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E78B2

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

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