#2A7497#2A7497

#2A7497 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.090 H 232.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A7497
RGB	rgb(42, 116, 151)
HSL	hsl(199, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(199, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 23.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.93, -10.75, -25.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.93, 27.72, 247.18°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% -0.0545 -0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.09 232.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.7839, 15.2159, 31.5354)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A7497 #974D2A

analogous

#2A9783 #2A7497 #2A3D97

triadic

#2A7497 #972A74 #74972A

tetradic

#2A7497 #832A97 #974D2A #3D972A

square

#2A7497 #832A97 #974D2A #3D972A

split-complementary

#2A7497 #972A3D #97832A

monochromatic

#0F2A37 #1D4F67 #2A7497 #3799C7 #67B1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#2A7497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#2A7497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A7497

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A7497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A7497	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#637399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a7497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 116, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.090 232.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#729cb5',
    500: '#2a7497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a7497;
$custom-light: #729cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a7497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.266,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52916,
    "c": 0.09015,
    "h": 232.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A7497

secondary

#BB7E62

accent

#7948E0

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A7497

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

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