#2A5472#2A5472

#2A5472 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.069 H 241.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5472
RGB	rgb(42, 84, 114)
HSL	hsl(205, 46%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(205, 63%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 26.3%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.08, -4.68, -21.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.08, 22.05, 257.73°)
OKLab	oklab(42.95% -0.0324 -0.0605)
OKLCH	oklch(42.95% 0.069 241.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.1613, 8.0471, 17.0922)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5472 #72482A

analogous

#2A726C #2A5472 #2A3072

triadic

#2A5472 #722A54 #54722A

tetradic

#2A5472 #6C2A72 #72482A #30722A

square

#2A5472 #6C2A72 #72482A #30722A

split-complementary

#2A5472 #722A30 #726C2A

monochromatic

#091219 #1A3345 #2A5472 #3A759F #5694C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#2A5472 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#2A5472 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5472

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5472	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5472	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#475473

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D4D71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5472;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 84, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.069 241.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b849a',
    500: '#2a5472',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5472;
$custom-light: #6b849a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5472",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4295,
    "c": 0.06859,
    "h": 241.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5472

secondary

#A47554

accent

#8952D6

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#ECEFF2

border

#C7CACC

text

#070A0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5472

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

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