#2A728E#2A728E

#2A728E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.083 H 227.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A728E
RGB	rgb(42, 114, 142)
HSL	hsl(197, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(197, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 19.7%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.91, -12.75, -21.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.91, 25.25, 239.67°)
OKLab	oklab(51.98% -0.0558 -0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(51.98% 0.083 227.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.8527, 14.4786, 27.7559)
Luminance	0.1448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A728E #8E462A

analogous

#2A8E78 #2A728E #2A408E

triadic

#2A728E #8E2A72 #728E2A

tetradic

#2A728E #782A8E #8E462A #408E2A

square

#2A728E #782A8E #8E462A #408E2A

split-complementary

#2A728E #8E2A40 #8E782A

monochromatic

#0E2630 #1C4C5F #2A728E #3898BD #62B2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#2A728E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#2A728E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A728E

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A728E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A728E	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63708F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#55668E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a728e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 114, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.083 227.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#719aaf',
    500: '#2a728e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a728e;
$custom-light: #719aaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a728e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.8,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51976,
    "c": 0.0827,
    "h": 227.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A728E

secondary

#B6765D

accent

#734ADE

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A728E

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

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