#2C7DB5

Closest named color: Nice Blue (#107AB0). oklch(56.7% 0.116 243.2), rgb(44, 125, 181).

Black text reads best on this color (4.70:1).

About this color

#2C7DB5 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.116 and its hue 243°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Nice Blue (#107AB0), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.70:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-dark (57%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.116)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Nice Blue (#107AB0)
Black text	4.70:1
White text	4.46:1

Values

HEX	#2C7DB5
RGB	rgb(44, 125, 181)
HSL	hsl(205, 61%, 44%)
OKLCH	oklch(56.7% 0.116 243.2)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #2C7DB5	4.46:1	AA large text	Lc -76.1	Fine for body text
Black text on #2C7DB5	4.70:1	AA	Lc 33.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#2C7DB5 text on white	4.46:1	AA large text	Lc 70.6	Content text, not long reading
#2C7DB5 text on black	4.70:1	AA	Lc -31.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F2F6FA

oklch(97.1% 0.007 247.9)
Step 100
100

#E2EBF3

oklch(93.6% 0.015 244.7)
Step 200
200

#C9DCEB

oklch(88.5% 0.029 241.6)
Step 300
300

#A4C5E0

oklch(80.8% 0.052 243.1)
Step 400
400

#72A7D1

oklch(70.7% 0.083 243.2)
Step 500
500

#4A90C5

oklch(63.1% 0.107 243.5)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#2C7DB5

oklch(56.7% 0.116 243.2)
Step 700
700

#196699

oklch(49.1% 0.108 243.5)
Step 800
800

#18537C

oklch(42.6% 0.09 243.7)
Step 900
900

#1C4563

oklch(37.6% 0.069 243.3)
Step 950
950

#11293A

oklch(27% 0.044 241.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#2C7DB5 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#637EB7	0.053
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#5072B4	0.040
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#008B91	0.081
Achromatopsia (no color)	#777777	0.116