#2A7BA2#2A7BA2
#2A7BA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.097 H 233.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A7BA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 123, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.1%, 24.1%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.59, -10.90, -27.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.59, 29.93, 248.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.2% -0.0577 -0.0784) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.2% 0.097 233.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5568, 17.2651, 36.7407) |
| Luminance | 0.1727 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 1.64
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 3.36
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.06
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.39
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.54
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A7BA2 #A2512A
analogous
#2AA28D #2A7BA2 #2A3FA2
triadic
#2A7BA2 #A22A7B #7BA22A
tetradic
#2A7BA2 #8D2AA2 #A2512A #3FA22A
square
#2A7BA2 #8D2AA2 #A2512A #3FA22A
split-complementary
#2A7BA2 #A22A3F #A28D2A
monochromatic
#113141 #1D5671 #2A7BA2 #3D9ECD #6DB6D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.72
#2A7BA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.45
#2A7BA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A7BA2
4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A7BA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A7BA2 | 1.00 | 4.72 | 4.45 | 4.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#687AA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#586EA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008588
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a7ba2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 123, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.097 233.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74a1bd',
500: '#2a7ba2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a7ba2; $custom-light: #74a1bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a7ba2",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 123,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.5,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55199,
"c": 0.09738,
"h": 233.6
},
"luminance": 0.17267
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A7BA2
secondary
#C08468
accent
#7946E2
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EEF2F6
border
#C9CCD0
text
#090E12
muted
#7B7E81