#2F72B4#2F72B4

#2F72B4 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.124 H 250.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F72B4
RGB	rgb(47, 114, 180)
HSL	hsl(210, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(210, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 36.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, 1.67, -41.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 41.06, 272.33°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% -0.0404 -0.1168)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.124 250.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.4247, 15.9325, 45.4335)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2F72B4 #B4712F

analogous

#2FB4B3 #2F72B4 #2F30B4

triadic

#2F72B4 #B42F72 #72B42F

tetradic

#2F72B4 #B32FB4 #B4712F #30B42F

square

#2F72B4 #B32FB4 #B4712F #30B42F

split-complementary

#2F72B4 #B42F30 #B4B32F

monochromatic

#163553 #225383 #2F72B4 #4F91D1 #80AFDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#2F72B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#2F72B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2F72B4

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F72B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2F72B4	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5476B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406AB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00828A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f72b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 114, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.124 250.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799acb',
    500: '#2f72b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f72b4;
$custom-light: #799acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f72b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.774,
    "s": 58.59,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54179,
    "c": 0.12354,
    "h": 250.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F72B4

secondary

#C79F78

accent

#9346E2

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F72B4

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

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