#2A6178#2A6178
#2A6178 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.069 H 228.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A6178 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 97, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 48%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 65%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 19.2%, 0%, 52.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.55, -10.48, -18.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.55, 21.12, 240.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.59% -0.0455 -0.0512) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.59% 0.069 228.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6184, 10.3968, 19.3183) |
| Luminance | 0.1040 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.64
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 6.76
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 7.25
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 7.50
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 7.72
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A6178 #78412A
analogous
#2A7868 #2A6178 #2A3A78
triadic
#2A6178 #782A61 #61782A
tetradic
#2A6178 #682A78 #78412A #3A782A
square
#2A6178 #682A78 #78412A #3A782A
split-complementary
#2A6178 #782A3A #78682A
monochromatic
#0A181D #1A3C4B #2A6178 #3A86A5 #58A4C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.82
#2A6178 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.08
#2A6178 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A6178
6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A6178 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A6178 | 1.00 | 6.82 | 3.08 | 6.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#555F79
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A5778
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006868
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a6178; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 97, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.069 228.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c8e9f',
500: '#2a6178',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a6178; $custom-light: #6c8e9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a6178",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 97,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.692,
"s": 48.148,
"l": 31.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46585,
"c": 0.06851,
"h": 228.4
},
"luminance": 0.10398
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A6178
secondary
#AA6D54
accent
#7850D8
background
#F6F8F9
surface
#ECF0F2
border
#C7CBCC
text
#070C0E
muted
#7A7D7E