#2A5E8A#2A5E8A

#2A5E8A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.091 H 246.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A5E8A
RGB	rgb(42, 94, 138)
HSL	hsl(208, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(208, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 31.9%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.43, -2.22, -29.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.43, 29.57, 265.69°)
OKLab	oklab(46.77% -0.0356 -0.0834)
OKLCH	oklch(46.77% 0.091 246.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.5433, 10.3316, 25.5311)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A5E8A #8A562A

analogous

#2A8A86 #2A5E8A #2A2E8A

triadic

#2A5E8A #8A2A5E #5E8A2A

tetradic

#2A5E8A #862A8A #8A562A #2E8A2A

square

#2A5E8A #862A8A #8A562A #2E8A2A

split-complementary

#2A5E8A #8A2A2E #8A862A

monochromatic

#0D1E2C #1C3E5B #2A5E8A #387EB9 #609CCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#2A5E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#2A5E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A5E8A

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A5E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A5E8A	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A608C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5689

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a5e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 94, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.091 246.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8bac',
    500: '#2a5e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a5e8a;
$custom-light: #6f8bac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a5e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.5,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46771,
    "c": 0.09067,
    "h": 246.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A5E8A

secondary

#B4845B

accent

#8E4BDD

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A5E8A

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

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