#2A7490#2A7490

#2A7490 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.084 H 227.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A7490
RGB	rgb(42, 116, 144)
HSL	hsl(196, 55%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(196, 71%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.8%, 19.4%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.63, -13.20, -21.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.63, 25.55, 238.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.58% -0.0572 -0.0612)
OKLCH	oklch(52.58% 0.084 227)
XYZ	xyz(12.2322, 14.9953, 28.6299)
Luminance	0.1500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A7490 #90462A

analogous

#2A9079 #2A7490 #2A4190

triadic

#2A7490 #902A74 #74902A

tetradic

#2A7490 #792A90 #90462A #41902A

square

#2A7490 #792A90 #90462A #41902A

split-complementary

#2A7490 #902A41 #90792A

monochromatic

#0E2831 #1C4E61 #2A7490 #389ABF #63B3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#2A7490 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#2A7490 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A7490

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A7490	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A7490	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#657291

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576890

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a7490;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 116, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.084 227.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#719cb0',
    500: '#2a7490',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a7490;
$custom-light: #719cb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a7490",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.471,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52576,
    "c": 0.0838,
    "h": 227
  },
  "luminance": 0.14997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A7490

secondary

#B7775E

accent

#724ADE

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A7490

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

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