#2A7AA2#2A7AA2
#2A7AA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.098 H 234.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A7AA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 122, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.1%, 24.7%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.28, -10.33, -28.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.28, 30.18, 249.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.95% -0.0567 -0.0798) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.95% 0.098 234.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4334, 17.0183, 36.6996) |
| Luminance | 0.1702 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 1.70
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 2.98
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.71
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.47
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 4.78
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A7AA2 #A2522A
analogous
#2AA28E #2A7AA2 #2A3EA2
triadic
#2A7AA2 #A22A7A #7AA22A
tetradic
#2A7AA2 #8E2AA2 #A2522A #3EA22A
square
#2A7AA2 #8E2AA2 #A2522A #3EA22A
split-complementary
#2A7AA2 #A22A3E #A28E2A
monochromatic
#113141 #1D5571 #2A7AA2 #3D9DCD #6DB5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.77
#2A7AA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.40
#2A7AA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A7AA2
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A7AA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A7AA2 | 1.00 | 4.77 | 4.40 | 4.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6779A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#566EA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008588
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a7aa2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 122, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.098 234.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74a0bd',
500: '#2a7aa2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a7aa2; $custom-light: #74a0bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a7aa2",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 122,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54952,
"c": 0.09792,
"h": 234.6
},
"luminance": 0.1702
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A7AA2
secondary
#C08568
accent
#7A46E2
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EEF2F6
border
#C9CCD0
text
#090E12
muted
#7B7E81