#2A698C#2A698C
#2A698C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.085 H 236.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A698C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 105, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70%, 25%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.98, -8.20, -25.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.98, 26.44, 251.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.61% -0.0468 -0.0707) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.61% 0.085 236.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7382, 12.4877, 26.6503) |
| Luminance | 0.1249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 1.95
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 2.70
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.63
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 5.25
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 5.37
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A698C #8C4D2A
analogous
#2A8C7E #2A698C #2A388C
triadic
#2A698C #8C2A69 #698C2A
tetradic
#2A698C #7E2A8C #8C4D2A #388C2A
square
#2A698C #7E2A8C #8C4D2A #388C2A
split-complementary
#2A698C #8C2A38 #8C7E2A
monochromatic
#0E222E #1C465D #2A698C #388CBB #61A8D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.00
#2A698C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#2A698C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A698C
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A698C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A698C | 1.00 | 6.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#58688E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B5F8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007275
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a698c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 105, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.085 236.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7093ad',
500: '#2a698c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a698c; $custom-light: #7093ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a698c",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 105,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.429,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49612,
"c": 0.08481,
"h": 236.5
},
"luminance": 0.12489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A698C
secondary
#B57C5C
accent
#7F4BDD
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF1F4
border
#C8CBCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F