#2A6E9A#2A6E9A
#2A6E9A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.097 H 240.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A6E9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 110, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 57%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 73%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 28.6%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.20, -6.15, -30.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.20, 30.65, 258.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.59% -0.0472 -0.0848) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.59% 0.097 240.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3612, 13.9758, 32.6117) |
| Luminance | 0.1398 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 2.73
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.15
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 3.21
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.35
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.12
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A6E9A #9A562A
analogous
#2A9A8E #2A6E9A #2A369A
triadic
#2A6E9A #9A2A6E #6E9A2A
tetradic
#2A6E9A #8E2A9A #9A562A #369A2A
square
#2A6E9A #8E2A9A #9A562A #369A2A
split-complementary
#2A6E9A #9A2A36 #9A8E2A
monochromatic
#10293A #1D4C6A #2A6E9A #3890C9 #68ABD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.53
#2A6E9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.80
#2A6E9A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A6E9A
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A6E9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A6E9A | 1.00 | 5.53 | 3.80 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A6E9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A6499
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00797D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a6e9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 110, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.097 240.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7297b8',
500: '#2a6e9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a6e9a; $custom-light: #7297b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a6e9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 110,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.571,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51586,
"c": 0.09705,
"h": 240.9
},
"luminance": 0.13977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A6E9A
secondary
#BC8663
accent
#8447E0
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF2F6
border
#C8CCD0
text
#090D11
muted
#7B7E80