#2A718F#2A718F

#2A718F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.084 H 229.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A718F
RGB	rgb(42, 113, 143)
HSL	hsl(198, 55%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(198, 71%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.6%, 21%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.64, -11.83, -22.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.64, 25.69, 242.59°)
OKLab	oklab(51.77% -0.0544 -0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(51.77% 0.084 229.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.8159, 14.2844, 28.1157)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A718F #8F482A

analogous

#2A8F7B #2A718F #2A3F8F

triadic

#2A718F #8F2A71 #718F2A

tetradic

#2A718F #7B2A8F #8F482A #3F8F2A

square

#2A718F #7B2A8F #8F482A #3F8F2A

split-complementary

#2A718F #8F2A3F #8F7B2A

monochromatic

#0E2630 #1C4C60 #2A718F #3896BE #62B0D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#2A718F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#2A718F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A718F

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A718F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A718F	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626F90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#54658F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a718f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 113, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.084 229.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7199b0',
    500: '#2a718f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a718f;
$custom-light: #7199b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a718f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.822,
    "s": 54.595,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51772,
    "c": 0.08392,
    "h": 229.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A718F

secondary

#B7785E

accent

#764ADE

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A718F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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