#2A7596#2A7596

#2A7596 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.089 H 230.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A7596
RGB	rgb(42, 117, 150)
HSL	hsl(198, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(198, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 22%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.20, -11.68, -24.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.20, 27.18, 244.55°)
OKLab	oklab(53.12% -0.0559 -0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(53.12% 0.089 230.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.8190, 15.4154, 31.1481)
Luminance	0.1542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A7596 #964B2A

analogous

#2A9681 #2A7596 #2A3F96

triadic

#2A7596 #962A75 #75962A

tetradic

#2A7596 #812A96 #964B2A #3F962A

square

#2A7596 #812A96 #964B2A #3F962A

split-complementary

#2A7596 #962A3F #96812A

monochromatic

#0F2A36 #1D5066 #2A7596 #379AC6 #66B3D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#2A7596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#2A7596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A7596

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A7596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A7596	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#647398

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a7596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 117, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.089 230.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#729cb5',
    500: '#2a7596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a7596;
$custom-light: #729cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a7596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.333,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53116,
    "c": 0.08874,
    "h": 230.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A7596

secondary

#BA7D61

accent

#7648E0

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A7596

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

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