#2A7997#2A7997

#2A7997 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.088 H 227.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A7997
RGB	rgb(42, 121, 151)
HSL	hsl(197, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(197, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 19.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.49, -13.61, -23.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.49, 26.83, 239.52°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% -0.0598 -0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.088 227.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.3759, 16.3998, 31.7327)
Luminance	0.1640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A7997 #97482A

analogous

#2A977F #2A7997 #2A4297

triadic

#2A7997 #972A79 #79972A

tetradic

#2A7997 #7F2A97 #97482A #42972A

square

#2A7997 #7F2A97 #97482A #42972A

split-complementary

#2A7997 #972A42 #977F2A

monochromatic

#0F2C37 #1D5367 #2A7997 #379FC7 #67B6D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#2A7997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#2A7997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A7997

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A7997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A7997	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697799

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6C97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a7997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 121, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.088 227.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#729fb5',
    500: '#2a7997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a7997;
$custom-light: #729fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a7997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.514,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54166,
    "c": 0.08816,
    "h": 227.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A7997

secondary

#BB7A62

accent

#7248E0

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A7997

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

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