#2A718B#2A718B
#2A718B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.080 H 226.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A718B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 113, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.8%, 18.7%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.47, -13.21, -20.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.47, 24.55, 237.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.58% -0.0559 -0.0579) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.58% 0.08 226) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5183, 14.1653, 26.5482) |
| Luminance | 0.1417 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.41
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.94
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 4.99
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 6.02
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.60
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A718B #8B442A
analogous
#2A8B74 #2A718B #2A418B
triadic
#2A718B #8B2A71 #718B2A
tetradic
#2A718B #742A8B #8B442A #418B2A
square
#2A718B #742A8B #8B442A #418B2A
split-complementary
#2A718B #8B2A41 #8B742A
monochromatic
#0E252D #1C4B5C #2A718B #3897BA #60B1CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.48
#2A718B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.83
#2A718B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A718B
5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A718B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A718B | 1.00 | 5.48 | 3.83 | 5.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#636F8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#55658B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007979
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a718b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 113, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.080 226.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7099ad',
500: '#2a718b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a718b; $custom-light: #7099ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a718b",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 113,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.082,
"s": 53.591,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51581,
"c": 0.08047,
"h": 226
},
"luminance": 0.14167
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A718B
secondary
#B5745C
accent
#724BDD
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080E10
muted
#7B7E7F