#2A7897#2A7897

#2A7897 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.088 H 228.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A7897
RGB	rgb(42, 120, 151)
HSL	hsl(197, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(197, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 20.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.18, -13.04, -23.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.18, 26.97, 241.08°)
OKLab	oklab(53.92% -0.0587 -0.0662)
OKLCH	oklch(53.92% 0.088 228.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.2550, 16.1580, 31.6924)
Luminance	0.1616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A7897 #97492A

analogous

#2A977F #2A7897 #2A4197

triadic

#2A7897 #972A78 #78972A

tetradic

#2A7897 #7F2A97 #97492A #41972A

square

#2A7897 #7F2A97 #97492A #41972A

split-complementary

#2A7897 #972A41 #977F2A

monochromatic

#0F2C37 #1D5267 #2A7897 #379EC7 #67B5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#2A7897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#2A7897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A7897

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A7897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A7897	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#687699

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a7897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 120, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.088 228.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#729fb5',
    500: '#2a7897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a7897;
$custom-light: #729fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a7897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.064,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53915,
    "c": 0.08848,
    "h": 228.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A7897

secondary

#BB7B62

accent

#7348E0

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A7897

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

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