#2A78A7#2A78A7
#2A78A7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.104 H 239.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A78A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 120, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.9%, 28.1%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.90, -7.37, -31.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.90, 32.72, 256.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.72% -0.053 -0.09) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.72% 0.104 239.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6436, 16.7135, 39.0060) |
| Luminance | 0.1671 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 1.58
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 3.26
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 3.83
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.87
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 4.25
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A78A7 #A7592A
analogous
#2AA797 #2A78A7 #2A39A7
triadic
#2A78A7 #A72A78 #78A72A
tetradic
#2A78A7 #972AA7 #A7592A #39A72A
square
#2A78A7 #972AA7 #A7592A #39A72A
split-complementary
#2A78A7 #A72A39 #A7972A
monochromatic
#113245 #1E5576 #2A78A7 #3F99CF #70B3DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.84
#2A78A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.34
#2A78A7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A78A7
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A78A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A78A7 | 1.00 | 4.84 | 4.34 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6278A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#516CA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008488
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a78a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 120, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.104 239.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#759ec1',
500: '#2a78a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a78a7; $custom-light: #759ec1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a78a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 120,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.56,
"s": 59.809,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54721,
"c": 0.10447,
"h": 239.5
},
"luminance": 0.16715
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A78A7
secondary
#C28C6B
accent
#8045E3
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EEF2F7
border
#C9CCD0
text
#0A0E12
muted
#7C7E81