#2F879F#2F879F

#2F879F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.089 H 219.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F879F
RGB	rgb(47, 135, 159)
HSL	hsl(193, 54%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(193, 70%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 15.1%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.32, -17.90, -20.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.32, 27.10, 228.68°)
OKLab	oklab(58.18% -0.0687 -0.0568)
OKLCH	oklch(58.18% 0.089 219.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.0917, 20.4337, 35.8902)
Luminance	0.2044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2F879F #9F472F

analogous

#2F9F7F #2F879F #2F4F9F

triadic

#2F879F #9F2F87 #879F2F

tetradic

#2F879F #7F2F9F #9F472F #4F9F2F

square

#2F879F #7F2F9F #9F472F #4F9F2F

split-complementary

#2F879F #9F2F4F #9F7F2F

monochromatic

#133741 #215F70 #2F879F #44ABC8 #73C0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#2F879F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#2F879F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2F879F

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F879F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2F879F	1.00	4.13	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7883A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#69789F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f879f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 135, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.089 219.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77aabb',
    500: '#2f879f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f879f;
$custom-light: #77aabb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f879f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.857,
    "s": 54.369,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58179,
    "c": 0.08912,
    "h": 219.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F879F

secondary

#BD7E6D

accent

#6A4ADE

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F879F

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

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