#2A7591#2A7591
#2A7591 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.084 H 226.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A7591 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 117, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 55%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 71%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71%, 19.3%, 0%, 43.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.99, -13.42, -21.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.99, 25.70, 238.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.88% -0.0579 -0.0613) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.88% 0.084 226.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4249, 15.2578, 29.0728) |
| Luminance | 0.1526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 1.90
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 4.43
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.62
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 4.77
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.23
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A7591 #91462A
analogous
#2A917A #2A7591 #2A4291
triadic
#2A7591 #912A75 #75912A
tetradic
#2A7591 #7A2A91 #91462A #42912A
square
#2A7591 #7A2A91 #91462A #42912A
split-complementary
#2A7591 #912A42 #917A2A
monochromatic
#0F2832 #1C4F62 #2A7591 #389BC0 #63B4D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.18
#2A7591 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#2A7591 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A7591
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A7591 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A7591 | 1.00 | 5.18 | 4.05 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#667392
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#586891
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a7591; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 117, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.084 226.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#719cb1',
500: '#2a7591',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a7591; $custom-light: #719cb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a7591",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 117,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.311,
"s": 55.08,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52876,
"c": 0.08434,
"h": 226.7
},
"luminance": 0.15259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A7591
secondary
#B8775F
accent
#7249DE
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F5
border
#C8CCCF
text
#090E10
muted
#7B7E7F