#2A7AA3#2A7AA3
#2A7AA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.099 H 235.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A7AA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 122, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.2%, 25.2%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.33, -9.97, -28.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.33, 30.54, 250.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55% -0.0563 -0.0813) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55% 0.099 235.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5226, 17.0540, 37.1696) |
| Luminance | 0.1706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 1.78
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 2.68
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.74
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 4.70
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.73
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A7AA3 #A3532A
analogous
#2AA390 #2A7AA3 #2A3DA3
triadic
#2A7AA3 #A32A7A #7AA32A
tetradic
#2A7AA3 #902AA3 #A3532A #3DA32A
square
#2A7AA3 #902AA3 #A3532A #3DA32A
split-complementary
#2A7AA3 #A32A3D #A3902A
monochromatic
#113142 #1D5672 #2A7AA3 #3D9CCD #6EB5DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.76
#2A7AA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.41
#2A7AA3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A7AA3
4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A7AA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A7AA3 | 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)
#6679A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#566EA2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008588
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a7aa3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 122, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.099 235.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74a0be',
500: '#2a7aa3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a7aa3; $custom-light: #74a0be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a7aa3",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 122,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.331,
"s": 59.024,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55003,
"c": 0.09893,
"h": 235.3
},
"luminance": 0.17056
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A7AA3
secondary
#C08668
accent
#7B46E2
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EEF2F7
border
#C9CCD0
text
#090E12
muted
#7B7E81