#2A7BAD#2A7BAD

#2A7BAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.109 H 240.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A7BAD
RGB	rgb(42, 123, 173)
HSL	hsl(203, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(203, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 28.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.10, -6.97, -33.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.10, 34.20, 258.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.77% -0.0539 -0.0947)
OKLCH	oklch(55.77% 0.109 240.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.5777, 17.6735, 42.1174)
Luminance	0.1767 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A7BAD #AD5C2A

analogous

#2AAD9E #2A7BAD #2A39AD

triadic

#2A7BAD #AD2A7B #7BAD2A

tetradic

#2A7BAD #9E2AAD #AD5C2A #39AD2A

square

#2A7BAD #9E2AAD #AD5C2A #39AD2A

split-complementary

#2A7BAD #AD2A39 #AD9E2A

monochromatic

#12354B #1E587C #2A7BAD #439BD1 #74B5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#2A7BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#2A7BAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A7BAD

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A7BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A7BAD	1.00	4.63	4.54	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#647CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00878C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a7bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 123, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.109 240.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76a1c5',
    500: '#2a7bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a7bad;
$custom-light: #76a1c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a7bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.901,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55766,
    "c": 0.10897,
    "h": 240.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A7BAD

secondary

#C58F6E

accent

#8144E4

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A7BAD

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

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