#2E79B3#2E79B3

#2E79B3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.116 H 245.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E79B3
RGB	rgb(46, 121, 179)
HSL	hsl(206, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(206, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 32.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.89, -3.08, -37.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.89, 37.40, 265.28°)
OKLab	oklab(55.73% -0.0479 -0.1057)
OKLCH	oklch(55.73% 0.116 245.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.0976, 17.5084, 45.1702)
Luminance	0.1751 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E79B3 #B3682E

analogous

#2EB3AB #2E79B3 #2E37B3

triadic

#2E79B3 #B32E79 #79B32E

tetradic

#2E79B3 #AB2EB3 #B3682E #37B32E

square

#2E79B3 #AB2EB3 #B3682E #37B32E

split-complementary

#2E79B3 #B32E37 #B3AB2E

monochromatic

#153752 #215882 #2E79B3 #4D98D1 #7EB4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#2E79B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#2E79B3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E79B3

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E79B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E79B3	1.00	4.66	4.50	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E7BB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6FB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00878E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e79b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 121, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.116 245.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799fca',
    500: '#2e79b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e79b3;
$custom-light: #799fca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e79b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.165,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55733,
    "c": 0.11606,
    "h": 245.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E79B3

secondary

#C69976

accent

#8A46E2

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E79B3

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

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