#2A778E#2A778E

#2A778E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.082 H 221.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A778E
RGB	rgb(42, 119, 142)
HSL	hsl(194, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(194, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 16.2%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, -15.57, -19.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 24.84, 231.19°)
OKLab	oklab(53.24% -0.0612 -0.054)
OKLCH	oklch(53.24% 0.082 221.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.4322, 15.6375, 27.9491)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A778E #8E412A

analogous

#2A8E73 #2A778E #2A458E

triadic

#2A778E #8E2A77 #778E2A

tetradic

#2A778E #732A8E #8E412A #458E2A

square

#2A778E #732A8E #8E412A #458E2A

split-complementary

#2A778E #8E2A45 #8E732A

monochromatic

#0E2830 #1C4F5F #2A778E #389FBD #62B7D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#2A778E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#2A778E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A778E

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A778E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A778E	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69748F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6A8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a778e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 119, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.082 221.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#719eaf',
    500: '#2a778e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a778e;
$custom-light: #719eaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a778e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.8,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53244,
    "c": 0.08166,
    "h": 221.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A778E

secondary

#B6725D

accent

#6C4ADE

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A778E

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

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