#2A778C#2A778C
#2A778C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.080 H 219.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A778C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 119, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70%, 15%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.42, -16.24, -18.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.42, 24.46, 228.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.15% -0.062 -0.051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.15% 0.08 219.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2833, 15.5780, 27.1653) |
| Luminance | 0.1558 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 2.36
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.10
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.56
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.46
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 7.21
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A778C #8C3F2A
analogous
#2A8C70 #2A778C #2A468C
triadic
#2A778C #8C2A77 #778C2A
tetradic
#2A778C #702A8C #8C3F2A #468C2A
square
#2A778C #702A8C #8C3F2A #468C2A
split-complementary
#2A778C #8C2A46 #8C702A
monochromatic
#0E272E #1C4F5D #2A778C #389FBB #61B8D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#2A778C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#2A778C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A778C
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A778C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A778C | 1.00 | 5.10 | 4.12 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A748D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C6A8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007E7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a778c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 119, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.080 219.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#719ead',
500: '#2a778c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a778c; $custom-light: #719ead; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a778c",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 119,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.857,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53154,
"c": 0.08033,
"h": 219.4
},
"luminance": 0.15579
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A778C
secondary
#B56F5C
accent
#6A4BDD
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080E10
muted
#7B7E7F