#2A7491#2A7491
#2A7491 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.085 H 227.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A7491 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 116, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 55%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 71%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71%, 20%, 0%, 43.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.67, -12.85, -22.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.67, 25.83, 240.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.62% -0.0568 -0.0627) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.62% 0.085 227.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3090, 15.0260, 29.0342) |
| Luminance | 0.1503 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 1.78
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.12
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 4.61
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 4.96
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.56
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A7491 #91472A
analogous
#2A917B #2A7491 #2A4191
triadic
#2A7491 #912A74 #74912A
tetradic
#2A7491 #7B2A91 #91472A #41912A
square
#2A7491 #7B2A91 #91472A #41912A
split-complementary
#2A7491 #912A41 #917B2A
monochromatic
#0F2832 #1C4E62 #2A7491 #389AC0 #63B3D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.24
#2A7491 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.01
#2A7491 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A7491
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A7491 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A7491 | 1.00 | 5.24 | 4.01 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#657292
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#576891
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007C7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a7491; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 116, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.085 227.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#719cb1',
500: '#2a7491',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a7491; $custom-light: #719cb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a7491",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 116,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.893,
"s": 55.08,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52624,
"c": 0.08465,
"h": 227.8
},
"luminance": 0.15027
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A7491
secondary
#B8785F
accent
#7349DE
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F5
border
#C8CCCF
text
#090E10
muted
#7B7E7F