#2A6497#2A6497

#2A6497 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.102 H 248.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A6497
RGB	rgb(42, 100, 151)
HSL	hsl(208, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(208, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 33.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.96, -1.15, -33.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.96, 33.35, 268.02°)
OKLab	oklab(48.98% -0.0379 -0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(48.98% 0.102 248.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.0958, 11.8397, 30.9727)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A6497 #975D2A

analogous

#2A9793 #2A6497 #2A2E97

triadic

#2A6497 #972A64 #64972A

tetradic

#2A6497 #932A97 #975D2A #2E972A

square

#2A6497 #932A97 #975D2A #2E972A

split-complementary

#2A6497 #972A2E #97932A

monochromatic

#0F2537 #1D4467 #2A6497 #3784C7 #67A1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#2A6497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#2A6497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A6497

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A6497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A6497	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6699

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5C96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a6497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 100, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.102 248.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#728fb6',
    500: '#2a6497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a6497;
$custom-light: #728fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a6497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.073,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48981,
    "c": 0.10184,
    "h": 248.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A6497

secondary

#BB8C62

accent

#8F48E0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A6497

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

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