#2A699E#2A699E
#2A699E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.106 H 247.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A699E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 105, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 33.5%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.86, -1.65, -34.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.86, 34.54, 267.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.59% -0.0409 -0.0979) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.59% 0.106 247.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1756, 13.0627, 34.2208) |
| Luminance | 0.1306 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 2.84
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 3.14
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.60
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.72
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.00
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 4.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A699E #9E5F2A
analogous
#2A9E99 #2A699E #2A2F9E
triadic
#2A699E #9E2A69 #699E2A
tetradic
#2A699E #992A9E #9E5F2A #2F9E2A
square
#2A699E #992A9E #9E5F2A #2F9E2A
split-complementary
#2A699E #9E2A2F #9E992A
monochromatic
#10293D #1D496E #2A699E #3A89CB #6BA6D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.81
#2A699E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.61
#2A699E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A699E
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A699E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A699E | 1.00 | 5.81 | 3.61 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#516BA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#41609D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00767C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a699e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 105, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.106 247.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7393bb',
500: '#2a699e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a699e; $custom-light: #7393bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a699e",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 105,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.414,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50593,
"c": 0.10607,
"h": 247.3
},
"luminance": 0.13064
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A699E
secondary
#BE8E66
accent
#8D47E1
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF1F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090D12
muted
#7B7E81