#2A596D#2A596D

#2A596D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.061 H 228.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A596D
RGB	rgb(42, 89, 109)
HSL	hsl(198, 44%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(198, 61%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 18.3%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.48, -9.49, -16.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.48, 18.84, 239.74°)
OKLab	oklab(43.99% -0.0404 -0.0453)
OKLCH	oklch(43.99% 0.061 228.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.2865, 8.7404, 15.7681)
Luminance	0.0874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A596D #6D3E2A

analogous

#2A6D60 #2A596D #2A386D

triadic

#2A596D #6D2A59 #596D2A

tetradic

#2A596D #602A6D #6D3E2A #386D2A

square

#2A596D #602A6D #6D3E2A #386D2A

split-complementary

#2A596D #6D2A38 #6D602A

monochromatic

#091216 #193541 #2A596D #3B7D99 #549EBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#2A596D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#2A596D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A596D

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A596D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A596D	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F576E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45506D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a596d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 89, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.061 228.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a8897',
    500: '#2a596d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a596d;
$custom-light: #6a8897;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a596d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.91,
    "s": 44.371,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43987,
    "c": 0.06073,
    "h": 228.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A596D

secondary

#9F6A54

accent

#7A54D4

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#070B0D

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A596D

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

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