#2A799F#2A799F

#2A799F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.095 H 233.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A799F
RGB	rgb(42, 121, 159)
HSL	hsl(199, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(199, 74%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 23.9%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.84, -10.81, -27.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.84, 29.35, 248.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.56% -0.0568 -0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(54.56% 0.095 233.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.0477, 16.6686, 35.2712)
Luminance	0.1667 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A799F #9F502A

analogous

#2A9F8B #2A799F #2A3F9F

triadic

#2A799F #9F2A79 #799F2A

tetradic

#2A799F #8B2A9F #9F502A #3F9F2A

square

#2A799F #8B2A9F #9F502A #3F9F2A

split-complementary

#2A799F #9F2A3F #9F8B2A

monochromatic

#102F3E #1D546F #2A799F #3B9CCB #6BB5D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#2A799F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#2A799F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A799F

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A799F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A799F	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6678A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566D9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008386

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a799f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 121, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.095 233.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#749fbb',
    500: '#2a799f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a799f;
$custom-light: #749fbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a799f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.487,
    "s": 58.209,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54555,
    "c": 0.09547,
    "h": 233.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A799F

secondary

#BF8366

accent

#7946E1

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090E12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A799F

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

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