#2A708C#2A708C
#2A708C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.082 H 228.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A708C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 112, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70%, 20%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.19, -12.30, -21.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.19, 24.95, 240.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.38% -0.0544 -0.0608) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.38% 0.082 228.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4807, 13.9728, 26.8978) |
| Luminance | 0.1397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.36
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.15
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.67
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.77
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.84
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A708C #8C462A
analogous
#2A8C77 #2A708C #2A3F8C
triadic
#2A708C #8C2A70 #708C2A
tetradic
#2A708C #772A8C #8C462A #3F8C2A
square
#2A708C #772A8C #8C462A #3F8C2A
split-complementary
#2A708C #8C2A3F #8C772A
monochromatic
#0E252E #1C4A5D #2A708C #3896BB #61B0D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.53
#2A708C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.79
#2A708C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A708C
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A708C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A708C | 1.00 | 5.53 | 3.79 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#616E8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#54648C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007879
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a708c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 112, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.082 228.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7099ad',
500: '#2a708c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a708c; $custom-light: #7099ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a708c",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 112,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.143,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51375,
"c": 0.0816,
"h": 228.1
},
"luminance": 0.13974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A708C
secondary
#B5765C
accent
#744BDD
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F