#2A799D#2A799D

#2A799D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.094 H 232.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A799D
RGB	rgb(42, 121, 157)
HSL	hsl(199, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(199, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 22.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.75, -11.52, -26.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.75, 28.67, 246.31°)
OKLab	oklab(54.46% -0.0575 -0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(54.46% 0.094 232.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.8756, 16.5997, 34.3645)
Luminance	0.1660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A799D #9D4E2A

analogous

#2A9D88 #2A799D #2A3F9D

triadic

#2A799D #9D2A79 #799D2A

tetradic

#2A799D #882A9D #9D4E2A #3F9D2A

square

#2A799D #882A9D #9D4E2A #3F9D2A

split-complementary

#2A799D #9D2A3F #9D882A

monochromatic

#102F3C #1D546D #2A799D #3A9DCA #6AB5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#2A799D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#2A799D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A799D

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A799D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A799D	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67789F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576C9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008385

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a799d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 121, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.094 232.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#739fba',
    500: '#2a799d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a799d;
$custom-light: #739fba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a799d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.783,
    "s": 57.789,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54456,
    "c": 0.09354,
    "h": 232.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A799D

secondary

#BE8165

accent

#7747E1

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A799D

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

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