#2A779A#2A779A

#2A779A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.092 H 231.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A779A
RGB	rgb(42, 119, 154)
HSL	hsl(199, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(199, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 22.7%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.00, -11.43, -25.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.00, 28.09, 246.00°)
OKLab	oklab(53.81% -0.0565 -0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(53.81% 0.092 231.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.3821, 16.0175, 32.9520)
Luminance	0.1602 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A779A #9A4D2A

analogous

#2A9A85 #2A779A #2A3F9A

triadic

#2A779A #9A2A77 #779A2A

tetradic

#2A779A #852A9A #9A4D2A #3F9A2A

square

#2A779A #852A9A #9A4D2A #3F9A2A

split-complementary

#2A779A #9A2A3F #9A852A

monochromatic

#102D3A #1D526A #2A779A #389CC9 #68B4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#2A779A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#2A779A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A779A

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A779A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A779A	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66769C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566B99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a779a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 119, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.092 231.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#739eb8',
    500: '#2a779a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a779a;
$custom-light: #739eb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a779a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.75,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53811,
    "c": 0.09162,
    "h": 231.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A779A

secondary

#BC7F63

accent

#7747E0

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A779A

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

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