#2A718C#2A718C
#2A718C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.081 H 226.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A718C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 113, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70%, 19.3%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.51, -12.87, -21.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.51, 24.82, 238.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.63% -0.0555 -0.0594) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.63% 0.081 226.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5917, 14.1947, 26.9348) |
| Luminance | 0.1420 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.25
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.56
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.22
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.73
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.36
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A718C #8C452A
analogous
#2A8C76 #2A718C #2A408C
triadic
#2A718C #8C2A71 #718C2A
tetradic
#2A718C #762A8C #8C452A #408C2A
square
#2A718C #762A8C #8C452A #408C2A
split-complementary
#2A718C #8C2A40 #8C762A
monochromatic
#0E252E #1C4B5D #2A718C #3897BB #61B1D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.47
#2A718C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.84
#2A718C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A718C
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A718C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A718C | 1.00 | 5.47 | 3.84 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#636F8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#55658C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00797A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a718c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 113, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.081 226.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7099ad',
500: '#2a718c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a718c; $custom-light: #7099ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a718c",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 113,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.531,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51628,
"c": 0.0813,
"h": 226.9
},
"luminance": 0.14196
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A718C
secondary
#B5755C
accent
#734BDD
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080E10
muted
#7B7E7F