#2A6D9D#2A6D9D
#2A6D9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.101 H 243.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A6D9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 109, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.2%, 30.6%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.03, -4.46, -32.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.03, 32.36, 262.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.51% -0.0452 -0.0907) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.51% 0.101 243.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5069, 13.8624, 33.9083) |
| Luminance | 0.1386 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 2.30
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 3.51
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.52
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 3.54
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.07
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A6D9D #9D5A2A
analogous
#2A9D94 #2A6D9D #2A349D
triadic
#2A6D9D #9D2A6D #6D9D2A
tetradic
#2A6D9D #942A9D #9D5A2A #349D2A
square
#2A6D9D #942A9D #9D5A2A #349D2A
split-complementary
#2A6D9D #9D2A34 #9D942A
monochromatic
#102A3C #1D4B6D #2A6D9D #3A8ECA #6AAAD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.57
#2A6D9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.77
#2A6D9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A6D9D
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A6D9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A6D9D | 1.00 | 5.57 | 3.77 | 5.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#576E9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#47639C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00797E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a6d9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 109, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.101 243.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7396ba',
500: '#2a6d9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a6d9d; $custom-light: #7396ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a6d9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 109,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.043,
"s": 57.789,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51505,
"c": 0.10134,
"h": 243.5
},
"luminance": 0.13864
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A6D9D
secondary
#BE8A65
accent
#8747E1
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF2F6
border
#C8CCD0
text
#090D11
muted
#7B7E80