#2A7597#2A7597
#2A7597 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.090 H 231.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A7597 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 117, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 56%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 72%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 22.5%, 0%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.24, -11.33, -25.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.24, 27.51, 245.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.16% -0.0556 -0.0704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.16% 0.09 231.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.8998, 15.4477, 31.5740) |
| Luminance | 0.1545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.47
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 2.83
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 3.20
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 5.06
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 5.43
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A7597 #974C2A
analogous
#2A9783 #2A7597 #2A3E97
triadic
#2A7597 #972A75 #75972A
tetradic
#2A7597 #832A97 #974C2A #3E972A
square
#2A7597 #832A97 #974C2A #3E972A
split-complementary
#2A7597 #972A3E #97832A
monochromatic
#0F2B37 #1D5067 #2A7597 #379AC7 #67B2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.13
#2A7597 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#2A7597 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A7597
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A7597 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A7597 | 1.00 | 5.13 | 4.09 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#647499
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#556996
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007E80
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a7597; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 117, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.090 231.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#729cb5',
500: '#2a7597',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a7597; $custom-light: #729cb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a7597",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 117,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.716,
"s": 56.477,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53165,
"c": 0.08968,
"h": 231.7
},
"luminance": 0.15449
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A7597
secondary
#BB7E62
accent
#7748E0
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF2F6
border
#C8CCD0
text
#090E11
muted
#7B7E80