#2A738F#2A738F

#2A738F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.083 H 227.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A738F
RGB	rgb(42, 115, 143)
HSL	hsl(197, 55%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(197, 71%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.6%, 19.6%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.27, -12.97, -21.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.27, 25.40, 239.28°)
OKLab	oklab(52.28% -0.0565 -0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(52.28% 0.083 227.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.0415, 14.7355, 28.1909)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A738F #8F462A

analogous

#2A8F79 #2A738F #2A418F

triadic

#2A738F #8F2A73 #738F2A

tetradic

#2A738F #792A8F #8F462A #418F2A

square

#2A738F #792A8F #8F462A #418F2A

split-complementary

#2A738F #8F2A41 #8F792A

monochromatic

#0E2730 #1C4D60 #2A738F #3899BE #62B2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#2A738F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#2A738F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A738F

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A738F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A738F	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#647190

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#56678F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a738f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 115, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.083 227.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#719bb0',
    500: '#2a738f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a738f;
$custom-light: #719bb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a738f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.634,
    "s": 54.595,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52276,
    "c": 0.08324,
    "h": 227.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A738F

secondary

#B7775E

accent

#734ADE

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A738F

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