#2A556E#2A556E

#2A556E is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.063 H 236.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A556E
RGB	rgb(42, 85, 110)
HSL	hsl(202, 45%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(202, 62%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 22.7%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.22, -6.71, -18.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.22, 19.99, 250.38°)
OKLab	oklab(43% -0.0351 -0.0527)
OKLCH	oklch(43% 0.063 236.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.0168, 8.1144, 15.9453)
Luminance	0.0811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A556E #6E432A

analogous

#2A6E65 #2A556E #2A336E

triadic

#2A556E #6E2A55 #556E2A

tetradic

#2A556E #652A6E #6E432A #336E2A

square

#2A556E #652A6E #6E432A #336E2A

split-complementary

#2A556E #6E2A33 #6E652A

monochromatic

#081116 #193342 #2A556E #3B779A #5597BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#2A556E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#2A556E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A556E

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A556E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A556E	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49546F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#404D6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a556e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 85, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.063 236.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a8497',
    500: '#2a556e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a556e;
$custom-light: #6a8497;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a556e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.059,
    "s": 44.737,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42999,
    "c": 0.0633,
    "h": 236.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A556E

secondary

#A07054

accent

#8353D4

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#070B0D

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A556E

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

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