#2A5E7A#2A5E7A
#2A5E7A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.072 H 234.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A5E7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 94, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 49%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 66%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.6%, 23%, 0%, 52.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.67, -7.99, -20.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.67, 22.40, 249.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.91% -0.0412 -0.0586) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.91% 0.072 234.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4690, 9.9019, 19.8735) |
| Luminance | 0.0990 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 4.01
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 5.32
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 5.88
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.36
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 6.55
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A5E7A #7A462A
analogous
#2A7A6E #2A5E7A #2A367A
triadic
#2A5E7A #7A2A5E #5E7A2A
tetradic
#2A5E7A #6E2A7A #7A462A #367A2A
square
#2A5E7A #6E2A7A #7A462A #367A2A
split-complementary
#2A5E7A #7A2A36 #7A6E2A
monochromatic
#0B181F #1A3B4C #2A5E7A #3A81A8 #59A0C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.05
#2A5E7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.98
#2A5E7A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A5E7A
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A5E7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A5E7A | 1.00 | 7.05 | 2.98 | 7.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#515D7B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#46557A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006567
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a5e7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 94, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.072 234.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c8ba0',
500: '#2a5e7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a5e7a; $custom-light: #6c8ba0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a5e7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 94,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201,
"s": 48.78,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45914,
"c": 0.07167,
"h": 234.9
},
"luminance": 0.09903
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A5E7A
secondary
#AB7355
accent
#7F4FD8
background
#F6F8F9
surface
#ECF0F2
border
#C7CBCC
text
#070C0E
muted
#7A7D7E