#2A79AB#2A79AB

#2A79AB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.108 H 240.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A79AB
RGB	rgb(42, 121, 171)
HSL	hsl(203, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(203, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 29.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.39, -6.52, -33.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.39, 34.06, 258.97°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% -0.0526 -0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.108 240.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.1400, 17.1055, 41.0239)
Luminance	0.1711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A79AB #AB5C2A

analogous

#2AAB9D #2A79AB #2A39AB

triadic

#2A79AB #AB2A79 #79AB2A

tetradic

#2A79AB #9D2AAB #AB5C2A #39AB2A

square

#2A79AB #9D2AAB #AB5C2A #39AB2A

split-complementary

#2A79AB #AB2A39 #AB9D2A

monochromatic

#123349 #1E567A #2A79AB #4299D1 #73B4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#2A79AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#2A79AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A79AB

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A79AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A79AB	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#627AAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00858A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a79ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 121, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.108 240.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#769fc4',
    500: '#2a79ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a79ab;
$custom-light: #769fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a79ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.256,
    "s": 60.563,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55176,
    "c": 0.1082,
    "h": 240.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A79AB

secondary

#C48F6D

accent

#8244E4

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A79AB

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

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