#2A718E#2A718E
#2A718E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.083 H 228.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A718E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 113, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 70%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.4%, 20.4%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.60, -12.18, -22.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.60, 25.39, 241.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.72% -0.0547 -0.0624) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.72% 0.083 228.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7405, 14.2542, 27.7185) |
| Luminance | 0.1426 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.12
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.82
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.19
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.74
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.85
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A718E #8E472A
analogous
#2A8E79 #2A718E #2A3F8E
triadic
#2A718E #8E2A71 #718E2A
tetradic
#2A718E #792A8E #8E472A #3F8E2A
square
#2A718E #792A8E #8E472A #3F8E2A
split-complementary
#2A718E #8E2A3F #8E792A
monochromatic
#0E2630 #1C4B5F #2A718E #3897BD #62B0D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.45
#2A718E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.85
#2A718E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A718E
5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A718E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A718E | 1.00 | 5.45 | 3.85 | 5.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#626F8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#54658E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00797B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a718e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 113, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.083 228.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7199af',
500: '#2a718e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a718e; $custom-light: #7199af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a718e",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 113,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.4,
"s": 54.348,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51723,
"c": 0.08302,
"h": 228.7
},
"luminance": 0.14255
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A718E
secondary
#B6775D
accent
#754ADE
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080E10
muted
#7B7E7F