#2F79B8#2F79B8

#2F79B8 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.122 H 247.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F79B8
RGB	rgb(47, 121, 184)
HSL	hsl(208, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(208, 74%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 34.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.18, -1.12, -39.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.18, 39.73, 268.38°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% -0.0459 -0.1128)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.122 247.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.6581, 17.7379, 47.8839)
Luminance	0.1774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2F79B8 #B86E2F

analogous

#2FB8B2 #2F79B8 #2F35B8

triadic

#2F79B8 #B82F79 #79B82F

tetradic

#2F79B8 #B22FB8 #B86E2F #35B82F

square

#2F79B8 #B22FB8 #B86E2F #35B82F

split-complementary

#2F79B8 #B82F35 #B8B22F

monochromatic

#163957 #235987 #2F79B8 #5297D3 #82B4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#2F79B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#2F79B8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2F79B8

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F79B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2F79B8	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C7CBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496FB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008890

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f79b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 121, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.122 247.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a9fcd',
    500: '#2f79b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f79b8;
$custom-light: #7a9fcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f79b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.591,
    "s": 59.307,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56046,
    "c": 0.12181,
    "h": 247.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F79B8

secondary

#C89E7B

accent

#8E45E2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F9

border

#CACCD2

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F79B8

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

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