#2A536C#2A536C

#2A536C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.062 H 237.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A536C
RGB	rgb(42, 83, 108)
HSL	hsl(203, 44%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(203, 61%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 23.1%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.48, -6.18, -18.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.48, 19.72, 251.75°)
OKLab	oklab(42.38% -0.0334 -0.0524)
OKLCH	oklch(42.38% 0.062 237.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.7539, 7.7608, 15.3265)
Luminance	0.0776 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A536C #6C432A

analogous

#2A6C64 #2A536C #2A326C

triadic

#2A536C #6C2A53 #536C2A

tetradic

#2A536C #642A6C #6C432A #326C2A

square

#2A536C #642A6C #6C432A #326C2A

split-complementary

#2A536C #6C2A32 #6C642A

monochromatic

#091116 #193140 #2A536C #3B7598 #5495BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.23

#2A536C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#2A536C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A536C

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A536C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A536C	1.00	8.23	2.55	8.23
#FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47536D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E4C6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00595B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a536c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 83, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.062 237.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a8396',
    500: '#2a536c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a536c;
$custom-light: #6a8396;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a536c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.727,
    "s": 44,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42382,
    "c": 0.06212,
    "h": 237.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A536C

secondary

#9E7054

accent

#8454D4

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#070A0D

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A536C

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

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