#2A79AA#2A79AA

#2A79AA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.107 H 240.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A79AA
RGB	rgb(42, 121, 170)
HSL	hsl(203, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(203, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 28.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.34, -6.88, -32.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.34, 33.63, 258.20°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% -0.053 -0.0931)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.107 240.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0451, 17.0675, 40.5238)
Luminance	0.1707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A79AA #AA5B2A

analogous

#2AAA9B #2A79AA #2A39AA

triadic

#2A79AA #AA2A79 #79AA2A

tetradic

#2A79AA #9B2AAA #AA5B2A #39AA2A

square

#2A79AA #9B2AAA #AA5B2A #39AA2A

split-complementary

#2A79AA #AA2A39 #AA9B2A

monochromatic

#123348 #1E5679 #2A79AA #4199D0 #72B4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#2A79AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#2A79AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A79AA

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A79AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A79AA	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6279AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516DA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00858A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a79aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 121, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.107 240.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#769fc3',
    500: '#2a79aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a79aa;
$custom-light: #769fc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a79aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.969,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55123,
    "c": 0.10708,
    "h": 240.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17069
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A79AA

secondary

#C38E6C

accent

#8144E4

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A79AA

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

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