#2A6D8A#2A6D8A
#2A6D8A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.081 H 230.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A6D8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 109, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 53%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 70%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.6%, 21%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.16, -11.26, -22.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.16, 24.82, 243.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.52% -0.0519 -0.062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.52% 0.081 230) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0091, 13.2633, 26.0197) |
| Luminance | 0.1326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.19
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.90
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 4.72
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 5.20
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.04
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A6D8A #8A472A
analogous
#2A8A77 #2A6D8A #2A3D8A
triadic
#2A6D8A #8A2A6D #6D8A2A
tetradic
#2A6D8A #772A8A #8A472A #3D8A2A
square
#2A6D8A #772A8A #8A472A #3D8A2A
split-complementary
#2A6D8A #8A2A3D #8A772A
monochromatic
#0D232C #1C485B #2A6D8A #3892B9 #60ADCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.75
#2A6D8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.65
#2A6D8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A6D8A
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A6D8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A6D8A | 1.00 | 5.75 | 3.65 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E6B8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#51628A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007577
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a6d8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 109, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.081 230.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7096ac',
500: '#2a6d8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a6d8a; $custom-light: #7096ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a6d8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 109,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.125,
"s": 53.333,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50519,
"c": 0.08086,
"h": 230
},
"luminance": 0.13264
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A6D8A
secondary
#B4765B
accent
#774BDD
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F