#2A599A#2A599A

#2A599A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.118 H 257.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A599A
RGB	rgb(42, 89, 154)
HSL	hsl(215, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(215, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 42.2%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.79, 6.99, -40.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.79, 40.76, 279.87°)
OKLab	oklab(46.56% -0.0262 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(46.56% 0.118 257.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.3578, 9.9690, 31.9439)
Luminance	0.0997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A599A #9A6B2A

analogous

#2A919A #2A599A #332A9A

triadic

#2A599A #9A2A59 #599A2A

tetradic

#2A599A #9A2A91 #9A6B2A #2A9A33

square

#2A599A #9A2A91 #9A6B2A #2A9A33

split-complementary

#2A599A #9A332A #919A2A

monochromatic

#10213A #1D3D6A #2A599A #3875C9 #6896D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#2A599A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#2A599A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A599A

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A599A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A599A	1.00	7.01	2.99	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A5F9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285499

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a599a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 89, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.118 257.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7287b8',
    500: '#2a599a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a599a;
$custom-light: #7287b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a599a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.821,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46556,
    "c": 0.11763,
    "h": 257.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A599A

secondary

#BC9763

accent

#A047E0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A599A

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

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