#2A7496#2A7496

#2A7496 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.089 H 232.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A7496
RGB	rgb(42, 116, 150)
HSL	hsl(199, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(199, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 22.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, -11.11, -25.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 27.38, 246.07°)
OKLab	oklab(52.87% -0.0549 -0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(52.87% 0.089 232)
XYZ	xyz(12.7031, 15.1836, 31.1095)
Luminance	0.1519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A7496 #964C2A

analogous

#2A9682 #2A7496 #2A3E96

triadic

#2A7496 #962A74 #74962A

tetradic

#2A7496 #822A96 #964C2A #3E962A

square

#2A7496 #822A96 #964C2A #3E962A

split-complementary

#2A7496 #962A3E #96822A

monochromatic

#0F2A36 #1D4F66 #2A7496 #3799C6 #66B2D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#2A7496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#2A7496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A7496

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A7496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A7496	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#637398

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a7496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 116, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.089 232.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#729cb5',
    500: '#2a7496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a7496;
$custom-light: #729cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a7496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.889,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52866,
    "c": 0.08919,
    "h": 232
  },
  "luminance": 0.15185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A7496

secondary

#BA7D61

accent

#7848E0

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A7496

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

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